This manual replaces Cancer Program Standards 2004.

Implementation of Cancer Program Standards 2009 Revised Edition (released March 2009) is required of all CoC-accredited cancer programs beginning 2009.

This publication has been updated to include all revisions made to Cancer Program Standards 2004 by the Committee on Accreditation of the CoC (since its original release in 2004), and includes modified interpretations of those standards that apply specifically to pediatric hospitals, pediatric components of larger facilities, Veterans Affairs facilities, NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers, and changes for 2009.

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Questions

Questions regarding the standards presented in Cancer Program Standards 2009 Revised Edition should be submitted to the Inquiry and Response System. Please reference this publication when submitting your question.

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Resources for Cancer Programs

 Revised April 21, 2009