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ACS QI Collaborative Improves Radiotherapy Non-Adherence by More than 30%

March 31, 2026

ACS QI Collaborative Improves Radiotherapy Non-Adherence by More than 30%

In the latest episode of The Operative Word podcast, Dr. Tom Varghese is joined by Dr. Laurie Kirstein, Chair of the ACS Commission on Cancer. They discuss Dr. Kirstein’s recent article, in which 194 ACS-accredited cancer programs caring for 99,057 patients participated in a National Quality Improvement Collaborative led by the ACS, “Breaking Barriers,” which reduced radiotherapy non-adherence by more than 30% at the patient and hospital levels across multiple program types, census regions, and disease sites.

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