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About The Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program encourages hospitals, treatment centers and other facilities to improve their quality of patient care through various cancer-related programs.

These programs focus on prevention, early diagnosis, pretreatment evaluation, staging, optimal treatment, and rehabilitation, surveillance for recurrent disease, support services and end-of-life care.

The availability of a full range of medical services along with a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care at accredited cancer programs has resulted in approximately 80 percent of all newly diagnosed cancer patients being treated in CoC-accredited cancer programs.

Recognizing that cancer is a complex group of diseases, the CoC Cancer Program Standards promote consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists which results in improved patient care.

Five elements are key to the success of a CoC-accredited cancer program:

1. The clinical services provide state-of-the-art pretreatment evaluation, staging, treatment and clinical follow-up for cancer patients seen at the facility for primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary care.
2. The cancer committee leads the program through setting goals, monitoring activity, evaluating patient outcomes, and improving care.
3. The cancer conferences provide a forum for patient consultation and contribute to physician education.
4. The quality improvement program is the mechanism for evaluating and improving patient outcomes.
5. The cancer registry and database is the basis for monitoring the quality of care.

Moore Regional’s program has been continuously accredited by the CoC since 1995.