Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium CCOP

描述(申请人提供)：密苏里谷癌症联盟 (MVCC)是一项以社区为基础的研究工作，其具体目标是提供 为患者提供优质的癌症护理和研究机会 社区。这主要是通过以下网络实现的 内布拉斯加州和爱荷华州的医生、医院和社区癌症诊所 他们认识到癌症患者的独特需求，并致力于 提供侧重于研究的癌症护理，患者可以 受益于癌症治疗领域的尖端技术，癌症 控制和癌症预防。MVCC的服务范围主要是 内布拉斯加州和爱荷华州，并通过与全国公认的研究机构建立联系 小组，为各种各样的癌症提供临床试验。独一无二的 提供癌症预防和癌症控制的临床试验的能力 提高这一重要研究项目的质量。MVCC有直接的 与东部合作社北中癌症治疗小组的联系 肿瘤组、放射治疗肿瘤组、国家外科辅助组 乳肠计划、妇科肿瘤学小组和西南肿瘤学 是美国国立卫生研究院临床试验支持单位的成员， 通过美国国立卫生研究院的社区拨款获得支持该计划的资金 临床肿瘤学计划(CCOP)，并提供超过1800个数据库 多年来通过以下途径登记参加临床研究的患者 他们自己的社区医疗项目附属于MVCC。MVCC有一个 从坚定的承诺中获得了生产高质量研究工作的可靠记录 医疗保健专业人员团队。目前，工作的重点是社区 通过以下途径认识临床研究参与的重要性 关于癌症的公共教育途径，以及癌症筛查和 癌症预防计划。将少数族裔人口纳入 这些重要的项目也得到了利用。长期目标 这一至关重要的研究计划的关键是为癌症患者提供 在他们的社区进行临床试验，以促进高质量的癌症护理和 教育，并产生最终将使所有人受益的研究数据 癌症患者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium (MVCC) is a community-based research effort with the specific aim of providing quality cancer care and research opportunities to patients in their respective communities. This is accomplished primarily through a networking of physicians, hospitals, and community cancer clinics across Nebraska and Iowa who recognize the unique needs of people with cancer, and who are committed to providing cancer care that has an emphasis on research whereby patients may benefit from cutting-edge technology in the areas of cancer treatment, cancer control, and cancer prevention. The MVCC serves a catchment area of primarily Nebraska and Iowa, and through affiliation with nationally recognized research groups, clinical trials are offered for a wide variety of cancers. A unique ability to provide clinical trials for cancer prevention and cancer control enhances the quality of this vital research program. The MVCC has direct affiliation with the North Central Cancer Treatment Group, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, Gynecologic Oncology Group, and Southwest Oncology Group, is a member of the CTSU, or Clinical Trials Support Unit of the NIH, receives funding to support the program through an NIH grant as a Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP), and serves a data base of well over 1800 patients who have enrolled in clinical research studies over the years through their own community medical programs affiliated with MVCC. The MVCC has a proven track record of producing quality research work from a deeply committed team of healthcare professionals. Efforts are now being focused on community awareness of the importance of clinical research participation through pathways of public education about cancer, along with cancer screening and cancer prevention programs. Strategies to include minority populations in these important programs are being utilized as well. The long-term objective of this vital research program is to provide cancer patients access to clinical trials in their community, to promote quality cancer care and education, and to produce research data that will ultimately benefit all cancer patients.