ALEXANDRIA, VA—Today the President's Cancer Panel issued a report on the National Cancer Plan, which aims to reduce cancer mortality by at least 50% over 25 years and enhance the well-being of individuals and families affected by cancer.
The report also highlighted the Minimal Common Data Elements (mCODE™) project, noting the progress it has made in addressing the technical and infrastructure challenges of data sharing and integration. The project, launched by ASCO and MITRE in 2018, is a multistakeholder effort to develop and implement standard data elements for all oncology medical records.
Other ASCO programs listed include the Montana rural cancer care demonstration project, a multi-year pilot program to increase access to high-quality cancer care in rural areas; the Research Site Self-Assessment and Just ASK™ training program to help research sites improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in clinical trials; the State of Cancer Care in America series; as well as ways ASCO is supporting workforce diversity and the organization's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan.
“We look forward to continuing ASCO's work to support the National Cancer Plan and will continue to engage with our members and stakeholders to identify opportunities to achieve its goals," Dr. Schuchter said.
The President's Cancer Panel, established in 1971 by the National Cancer Act, monitors the progress of the National Cancer Program and advises the President on reducing the burden of cancer. The current panel was chaired by Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR, FACP, FAAAS, FAIO, Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Professor of Oncology, Deputy Director, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Co-Director, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Jaffee was joined by Mitchel S. Berger, MD, FACS, FAANS, professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and director, Brain Tumor Center, University of California, San Francisco; and Carol Brown, MD, FACOG, FACS, Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Read the full report, President’s Cancer Panel Initial Assessment of the National Cancer Plan: A Report to the President of the United States.
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