A Stronger Cancer Centers Program Report of a Study (1989) / Chapter Skim
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Planning for the Future
Planning for the Future
Pages 17-19
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However, translating recent basic research advances into better patient care and prevention programs and, ultimately, reduced cancer incidence and mortality rates, wait not be easy. Many of the advances have been made with cells in vitro or in animals, and have yet to be tested extensively in human patients or populations.
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NCI's dual mandate goes beyond research and research training to include demonstrations of better models of care delivery, education of health care providers, public information, and community outreach efforts. The comprehensive research and demonstration centers mentioned in the National Cancer Act of 1971 were intended to have this broader role in the national cancer program.
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The committee is aware that the subcommittee on cancer centers of the NCAB is currently considering revised guidelines and procedures for designating cancer centers as comprehensive. These would have more detailed criteria regarding center involvement in activities of the national cancer program beyond those required for the core grant alone (e.g., participation in high-priority national clinical trials; involvement in cancer prevention and control research and community outreach activities, not only laboratory and clinical research; dissemination of state-of-the-art clinical techniques)
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