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Community Clinical Oncology Program & Minority Based-Community Clinical Oncology Program Accomplishments in Cancer Clinical Trials
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Strategic Issues and Priorities for the Community Clinical Oncology Program and the Minority Based Community Clinical Oncology Program (
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The Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) is a network for testing and validating medical interventions against cancer, and for delivering the benefits of scientific discovery to the public and community physicians. The network increases involvement of oncologists and other health professionals in NCI-approved clinical trials as full research partners; improves the quality of cancer care in local communities by disseminating research findings; and boosts participation of minority and underserved populations in cancer clinical trials.
The CCOP Network was created in 1983 as a national mechanism for community-based physicians to partner with academic investigators. The primary goal was to accelerate implementation of NCI clinical trials for cancer prevention, control and treatment. The Minority-Based CCOP program started in 1990 as a companion mechanism to reach areas with large minority populations.
See a map of CCOPs, MB-CCOPs, and Research Bases
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