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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(21):1594; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.21.1594
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 21, 1594, November 7, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

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12 Recommendations of the NCLAC Report

1. Fund the National Cancer Institute Bypass Budget in this and future years and provide additional supplemental funding for critical research that is not adequately covered in the Bypass Budget.

2. Increase the pool of talented and well-trained biomedical researchers.

3. Increase the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and NCI funding for cancer research that examines the interaction of genes and the environment.

4. Enhance cancer research centers (and other cancer-focused efforts) to build a multidisciplinary network of "translational centers" to move new drugs and technologies forward into clinical trials and ultimately develop new methods and products to prevent and cure cancer.

5. Streamline and accelerate the Food and Drug Administration’s approval system for cancer drugs, biologics, devices, and technologies.

6. Empower federal agencies to build public-private partnerships across the entire continuum of cancer research to ultimately develop new cancer treatments, preventives, and technologies.

7. Provide adequate health insurance coverage for all Americans concerned about or diagnosed with cancer.

8. Significantly increase the pool of health care professionals trained to conquer cancer.

9. Launch a National Cancer Screening Initiative to increase substantially the early detection of cancer.

10. Implement comprehensive state-based cancer action plans in collaboration with all relevant experts in the region.

11. Develop, communicate, and use universal guidelines and practice standards to provide quality cancer care to all cancer patients, and monitor progress through improved quality care surveillance systems.

12. Implement a National Cancer Prevention Initiative that focuses on eliminating tobacco use, increasing physical activity, and improving nutrition.


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