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Commission on Cancer

CoC Recognizes Accredited Sites

April 20, 2023

The ACS CoC recognizes the following cancer site for demonstrating its commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered cancer care to patients and the community by recently earning CoC reaccreditation:

Kuakini Medical Center
Honolulu, HI

Ascension Health Alexian Cancer Institute
Arlington Heights, IL

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD

Catholic Medical Center
Manchester, NH

Mount Carmel Health System
Columbus, OH

In This Issue

Cancer Programs News

ACS Launches New Quality Campaign

The ACS has announced the launch of its Power of Quality campaign—a national, multiyear campaign aimed at improving patient care by expanding the reach of ACS Quality Programs to more hospitals nationwide.
Cancer Programs News

COVID-19 Pandemic Will Disrupt Cancer Reporting for Years to Come

New research from the ACS outlines significant ways that the COVID-19 pandemic destabilized usual patterns of cancer care as reported in the National Cancer Database (NCDB).
Cancer Programs News

ACS Accepting Applications for Cancer Programs Medical Director

Following the recent announcement regarding the retirement of Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS, the ACS is accepting applications through April 21, for a Medical Director of the ACS Cancer Programs.

Cancer Surgery Standards Program

Brief Video on CoC Standard 5.5 Now Available

The Cancer Surgery Standards Program Education Committee has developed a brief video summarizing the requirements and best practices for compliance with Commission on Cancer (CoC) Standard 5.5: Wide Local Excision for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma.

Commission on Cancer

Download Melanoma Awareness Month Resources

May is Melanoma Awareness Month and May 1 is Melanoma Monday.

From the Field

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hosts Clinico-Radiologic Symposium

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will host a symposium, 2023 Imaging of Alimentary Tract Cancers: Challenges and Opportunities in the Multidisciplinary Management of GI Cancers, May 8-9 at the Zuckerman Research Center in New York, NY. Register by April 24 for the early discounted rate.
From the Field

New Survey Will Review Gaps in Breast Cancer Information and Resources

The nonprofit organizations—Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered and Living Beyond Breast Cancer— are collaborating on efforts to gauge the gaps in breast cancer information and resources among people who are transgender, non-binary, or gender diverse.

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

NAPBC Recognizes Accredited Sites

The ACS NAPBC recognizes these sites for demonstrating their commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered cancer care to patients and the community by recently earning NAPBC reaccreditation.
Cancer Programs News

The Latest from Cancer Programs

Save the date for upcoming Cancer Program events.