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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 2011. The National Cancer Policy Summit: Opportunities and Challenges in Cancer Research and Care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13101.
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The National Cancer Policy Summit

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN CANCER RESEARCH AND CARE

Meeting Summary by Margie Patlak, Sharyl J. Nass, and Erin Balogh

National Cancer Policy Forum

Board on Health Care Services

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OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

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This meeting was supported by Contract Nos. HHSN261200900003C and 200-2005-13434 TO #1, between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, respectively. This study was also supported by the American Association for Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Association of American Cancer Institutes, C-Change, the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Novartis Oncology, and the Oncology Nursing Society. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2011. The National Cancer Policy Summit: Opportunities and Challenges in Cancer Research and Care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 2011. The National Cancer Policy Summit: Opportunities and Challenges in Cancer Research and Care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13101.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 2011. The National Cancer Policy Summit: Opportunities and Challenges in Cancer Research and Care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13101.
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NATIONAL CANCER POLICY FORUM1

HAROLD MOSES (Chair), Director Emeritus,

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

FRED APPELBAUM, Director,

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

PETER B. BACH, Associate Attending Physician,

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

EDWARD BENZ, JR., President,

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and

Director,

Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA

THOMAS G. BURISH, Provost,

Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN, and

Past Chair,

American Cancer Society Board of Directors

MICHAEL A. CALIGIURI, Director,

Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH

RENZO CANETTA, Vice President,

Oncology Global Clinical Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT

MICHAELE CHAMBLEE CHRISTIAN, Retired,

Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Washington, DC

WILLIAM DALTON, President, CEO, and Center Director,

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, and

Chair,

AACR Committee on Science Policy and Legislative Affairs

ROBERT ERWIN, President,

Marti Nelson Cancer Foundation, Davis, CA

BETTY R. FERRELL, Research Scientist,

City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA

JOSEPH F. FRAUMENI, JR., Director,

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

PATRICIA A. GANZ, Professor,

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Schools of Medicine & Public Health, Division of Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA

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ROY S. HERBST, Chief of Medical Oncology,

Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT

JOHN HOHNEKER, Senior Vice President and Head,

Global Development, Integrated Hospital Care, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel Switzerland

THOMAS J. KEAN, Executive Director,

C-Change, Washington, DC

DOUGLAS R. LOWY, Deputy Director,

National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

JOHN MENDELSOHN, President,

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

MARTIN J. MURPHY, Chief Executive Officer,

CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Durham, NC

BRENDA NEVIDJON, Clinical Professor and Specialty Director,

Nursing & Healthcare Leadership, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, and

Past President,

Oncology Nursing Society

DAVID R. PARKINSON, President and CEO,

Nodality, Inc., San Francisco, CA

SCOTT RAMSEY, Full Member,

Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

LISA C. RICHARDSON, Associate Director for Science,

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

JOHN A. WAGNER, Vice President,

Clinical Pharmacology, Merck and Company, Inc., Rahway, NJ

JANET WOODCOCK, Director,

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

National Cancer Policy Forum Staff

SHARYL NASS, Director,

National Cancer Policy Forum

LAURA LEVIT, Program Officer

CHRISTINE MICHEEL, Program Officer

ERIN BALOGH, Associate Program Officer

MICHAEL PARK, Senior Program Assistant

PATRICK BURKE, Financial Associate

SHARON B. MURPHY, Scholar in Residence

ROGER HERDMAN, Director,

Board on Health Care Services

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Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Nancy Davenport-Ennis, Founder, Patient Advocacy Foundation, Hampton, VA

Allen S. Lichter, Chief Executive Officer, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA

Barbara K. Rimer, Dean, Alumni Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC

Ellen V. Sigal, Chairperson and Founder, Friends of Cancer Research, Arlington, VA

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Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Enriqueta C. Bond, President Emeritus, Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authors.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following individuals for their input to the development of the National Cancer Policy Summit agenda: Harold Moses, Thomas G. Burish, Michaele Chamblee Christian, Betty R. Ferrell, Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., Thomas J. Kean, Sharon Murphy, Brenda Nevidjon, Lisa C. Richardson, and John A. Wagner. We also thank everyone who participated in the Summit for highlighting important issues in cancer research and cancer care, especially the panelists, who are listed in the agenda found in the appendix.

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Many ongoing changes are likely to have an impact on cancer research and care. For example, technological advances are rapidly changing the way cancer research is conducted, and the recently passed healthcare reform legislation has many implications for cancer care. Technological advances are altering the way cancer research is conducted and cancer care is delivered, and the recently passed healthcare reform legislation has many implications for cancer care. There is a growing emphasis on molecularly targeted therapies, information technology (IT), and patient-centered care, and clinical cancer research has become a global endeavor. At the same time, there are concerns about shrinking research budgets and escalating costs of cancer care.

Considering such changes, the National Cancer Policy Forum (NCPF) of the Institute of Medicine held a National Cancer Policy Summit on October 25, 2010. The Summit convened key leaders in the cancer community to identify and discuss the most pressing policy issues in cancer research and cancer care. The National Cancer Policy Summit: Opportunities and Challenges in Cancer Research and Care is a summary of the summit. The report explores policy issues related to cancer research, the implementation of healthcare reform, delivery of cancer care, and cancer control and public health needs. Expert participants suggested many potential actions to provide patient-centered cancer care, to foster more collaboration, and to achieve other goals to improve research and care.

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