Nevada Cancer Research foundation-Community Clinical Oncology Program

描述(由申请者提供)：内华达州癌症研究基金会(NCRF)成立于1983年，由国家癌症研究所(NCI)、社区临床肿瘤学计划(CCOP)拨款进行癌症研究。NCRF总部位于拉斯维加斯市中心，在内华达州的里诺和卡森市设有附属办事处。NCRF的使命是通过当地医生和医疗保健提供者的参与，为内华达州公民提供高质量、最先进的癌症治疗和癌症控制和预防研究。作为其使命的一部分，NCRF还将在为临床试验参与者的安全和福利设定最高标准的研究环境中向研究基地提供高质量、及时的数据。NCRF-CCOP的长期资助目标一直是并将继续是：1)每年至少有50人参加NCI批准的内华达州癌症治疗临床试验；2)每年至少有50人参加NCI批准的内华达州癌症控制和预防研究；3)向研究基地提供及时的高质量数据；4)通过参与临床试验促进社区的高质量和最先进的治疗：(A)让NCRF-CCOP的医生和工作人员参与研究基地的科学和教育活动；(B)扩大初级医疗保健提供者和专业人员的知识、认识和参与研究基地的活动，以开发和使用癌症预防和控制研究；5)支持其他专业教育计划以及向服务不足的农村地区提供癌症预防和控制外展服务；6)找出可能得不到充分服务的妇女和少数群体，并让她们参与临床试验；以及7)继续与NCI合作发展社区癌症网络，以促进重要的新癌症倡议的成长、发展和实施。为了实现这些目标，NCRF-CCOP使来自不同医学学科的所有感兴趣的专业人员都可以参加该计划，以便在全州范围内参与，从而为内华达州公民提供参与机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Nevada Cancer Research Foundation (NCRF) was established in 1983 to conduct cancer research under the National Cancer Institute's (NCI), Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) grant. The NCRF main office is located in central Las Vegas with satellite offices in Reno and Carson City, Nevada. The NCRF's mission is to provide high-quality, state-of-the-art, cancer treatment and cancer control and prevention research to the citizens of Nevada through the participation of the local physicians and health care providers at their facilities. The NCRF also has as part of its mission the provision of high quality, timely data to the Research Bases in a research environment that sets the highest standards for the safety and welfare of the clinical trials participants. The long-term NCRF-CCOP grant objectives have been and continue to be: 1) to accrue a minimum of 50 participants annually to NCI-approved cancer treatment clinical trials in Nevada; 2) to accrue a minimum of 50 participants annually to NCI-approved cancer control and prevention studies in Nevada; 3) to provide timely data of high quality to the Research Bases; 4) to promote quality and state-of-the-art treatment in the community through participation in clinical trials by (a) involving NCRF-CCOP physicians and staff in scientific and educational activities of the Research Bases; (b) expanding the knowledge, awareness, and involvement of the primary healthcare providers and specialists in the Research Base activities for the development and use of cancer prevention and control research; 5) to support other professional education programs and cancer prevention and control outreach services to under-served rural areas; 6) to identify women and minority groups that may be underserved and to involve them in clinical trials; and 7) to continue to with the NCI to develop a community cancer network in order to facilitate the growth, development, and implementation of important new cancer initiatives. To accomplish these goals, the NCRF-CCOP makes the program available to all interested professionals from varied medical disciplines for state-wide participation, thereby providing access for participation to the citizens of Nevada.