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Cancer Programs

Cancer Program Accreditation Fees Update

August 8, 2024

Cancer Programs annual accreditation fees have been adjusted for 2025. The new fee amounts will go into effect for subscriptions beginning or renewing on or after January 1, 2025. For detailed Commission on Cancer (CoC), National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), and National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) fee information and fee schedules, the 2025 fee chart is available in the Resources section of the Quality Portal (QPort).

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Cancer Programs

ACS Cancer Programs Materials and Events List

List of ACS Cancer Programs pages.
Cancer Programs

Surgeon Discusses Minimally Invasive versus Open Reoperation in Incidental Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosis

Listen to Dr. Yeshong Park discuss the surgical and oncologic outcomes of open and minimally invasive reoperation for postoperatively diagnosed cancer.
Cancer Programs

ACS Just ASK Initiative Increases Assessments of Patients’ Smoking Status

The Just ASK project dramatically increased rates of assessing and documenting patients’ smoking status at cancer centers accredited by the ACS CoC.
Cancer Programs

Quality Portal Downtime Postponed

Keep an eye out for communication regarding rescheduled maintenance for QPort.
Cancer Programs

ACS Cancer Program Initiatives Include New Focus on Rural Patients and Barriers to Care in the Bulletin

Read about recent initiatives from the AJCC, CQI CSSP, and more.
Cancer Programs

More Cancers Are Being Treated with Personalized Therapies Before Surgery

Read about effective pre-surgery cancer treatments and more in the NCDB's first-ever annual cancer report.
Cancer Programs

Just ASK Quality Improvement Project & Clinical Study

The 2022 CoC and NAPBC Assessment of Smoking in New Cancer Patients PDSA QI Project and Clinical Study: Just ASK is an elective project.
Cancer Programs

Staging Moments

The Staging Moments® series offers succinct, contemporary case-based presentations following the cancer conference (tumor board) format.
Cancer Programs

Call for Submissions: ACS Clinical Congress 2024

The deadline to submit abstracts, videos, and surgical history posters for Clinical Congress 2024 is March 1.

Cancer Programs

NAPRC Standards Update

The Cancer Surgery Standards Program hosted an educational webinar addressing the use of the new CoC Operative Standards Self-Audit templates. This webinar provided a live demonstration on how to complete the Self-Audit template for CoC Standards 5.3-5.6.