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Cancer Surgery Standards Program

Brief Video on CoC Standards 5.3 and 5.4 Now Available

April 27, 2023

The Cancer Surgery Standards Program Education Committee has developed a brief video summarizing the requirements and best practices for compliance with CoC Standard 5.3: Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer and Standard 5.4: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer. This video reviews the requirements of standards 5.3 and 5.4 as well as strategies to optimize compliance. We recommend that all Cancer Liaison Physicians and State Chairs distribute this video to surgeons at their CoC-accredited cancer programs, and encourage program staff to show the video during tumor boards. This resource has been added to the Operative Standards Toolkit under each standard.

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Cancer Programs News

Dr. Sarap Describes the Rewards of General Surgery

Ohio Commission on Cancer (CoC) State Chair Michael Sarap, MD, FACS, authored a viewpoint article in the April issue of the Bulletin.

Commission on Cancer

Download Melanoma Awareness Month Resources

May is Melanoma Awareness Month and May 1 is Melanoma Monday. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US; in 2023, an estimated 97,610 new cases of melanoma of the skin will be diagnosed in the US according to the American Cancer Society.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

New NAPBC Standards Focus on Patient Journey

The newly-revised National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) accreditation standards place patients and their care journey—from diagnosis to survivorship—at the center of the framework.
Commission on Cancer

CoC Recognizes Accredited Sites

The ACS CoC recognizes these cancer sites for demonstrating their commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered cancer care to patients and the community by recently earning CoC reaccreditation.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

NAPBC Recognizes Accredited Site

The ACS NAPBC recognizes this site for demonstrating its commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered cancer care to patients and the community by recently earning NAPBC reaccreditation.
Cancer Programs News

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