Current Approaches to Serving Catchment Areas in Cancer Centers: Insights from the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Population Science Working Group
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: In 2021, the NCI issued updated guidance clarifying the mission and organizational structure for Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) for Cancer Center Support Grants. These guidelines outlined how cancer centers should address the cancer burden of the catchment area (CA) and define how COE would partner with the community to inform cancer research and implement programs to reduce the cancer burden. In this paper, the Common Elements Committee of the Population Science Working Group in the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium describes their respective approaches to implementing these guidelines. We discuss our definitions and rationales for each CA, data sources used, and our approach to assessing the impact of COE efforts on the burden of cancer in our respective CA. Importantly, we describe methods of translating unmet CA needs into our cancer-relevant outreach activities, and cancer research addressing the needs of respective CAs. Implementing these new guidelines is a challenge, and we hope that sharing approaches and experiences will foster cross-center collaborations that may more effectively reduce the burden of cancer in the US and meet the mission of the NCI's Cancer Center Program.
Institutions: Rutgers Cancer Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, University of Illinois Chicago, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Cancer Institute, Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4362523962