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Commission on Cancer

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education and the monitoring of comprehensive quality care.

Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1922, the multidisciplinary CoC establishes standards to:

Ensure quality multidisciplinary and comprehensive cancer care delivery in healthcare settings
Conduct surveys in healthcare settings to assess compliance with those standards
Collect standardized data from CoC-accreditated healthcare settings to measure cancer care quality
Use data to monitor treatment patterns and outcomes and to enhance cancer control and clinical surveillance activities
Develop effective educational interventions to improve cancer prevention, early detection, cancer care delivery and outcomes in healthcare settings

Surveillance Closely watching a patient’s condition but not treating it unless there are changes in test results. Surveillance is also used to find early signs that a disease has come back. In medicine, surveillance means closely watching a patient’s condition but not treating it unless there are changes in test results. Surveillance is also used to find early signs that a disease has come back. It may also be used for a person who has an increased risk of a disease, such as cancer. During surveillance, certain exams and tests are done on a regular schedule. In public health, surveillance may also refer to the ongoing collection of information about a disease, such as cancer, in a certain group of people. The information collected may include where the disease occurs in a population and whether it affects people of a certain gender, age or ethnic group.

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