Cancer Treatment Facilities
Approximately 75 percent of all newly diagnosed cancer patients in the United States are treated in facilities that are accredited by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons. Approval as a cancer center is granted only to those facilities that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in cancer diagnosis and treatment and are able to comply with established CoC standards. Each cancer program must undergo a rigorous evaluation and review of its performance and compliance with the CoC standards every three years. Participating programs are concerned with the continuum of care from prevention and early detection, pretreatment evaluation, and staging, to optimal treatment, rehabilitation, surveillance for recurrent disease, support services, and end-of-life care. There are currently 1,432 CoC-approved cancer programs. These programs diagnose and/or treat 80 percent of newly diagnosed cancer patients annually. You can find an approved cancer center by going to http://www.facs.org/cancerprogram/index.html and then go to the bottom of the page to “Find a CoC Cancer Program Near You”.
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