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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(16):1363; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.16.1363
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 16, 1363, August 18, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

NEWS

HMO Research Network to Focus on Cancer Prevention and Control

Gwen Moulton

Ten major, non-profit health maintenance organizations plan to build jointly a "population laboratory" to study successful — as well as failed — cancer prevention and control efforts.

The 4-year, $16 million project funded by the National Cancer Institute will expand an existing consortium, the HMO Research Network, to establish the Cancer Research Network. Network researchers will study health care patterns among millions of patients who mirror the diversity of the nation in terms of age, gender, income, education, cultural background, and location.

A key goal of the new cancer network is identifying the patient treatment and delivery system factors that may make a difference in health outcomes for cancer. Of its initial projects: one will study the effectiveness of smoking cessation activities in HMOs; a second will examine late-stage breast and cervical cancer occurrence to uncover factors, such as screening activities, that help prevent advanced disease; and a third will study the efficacy of preventive strategies for women with a personal or family history of breast cancer.

But the Cancer Research Network also will develop standardized data collection instruments, surveys, and analytical methods that foster uniform databases.

Participating HMO research organizations include: the Center for Health Studies (Group Health Cooperative), Center for Health Research (Kaiser Permanente Northwest), Center for Health Research (Kaiser Permanente Hawaii), Clinical Research Unit (Kaiser Permanente Rocky Mountain), Division of Research (Kaiser Permanente Northern California), Research and Evaluation Department (Kaiser Permanente Southern California), Josephine Ford Cancer Center (Henry Ford Health System/Health Alliance Plan), Meyers Primary Care Institute (Fallon Healthcare System/University of Massachusetts Medical School), HealthPartners Research Foundation (HealthPartners), and the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care)


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