Ch. 2 & 3 Standard Setters and Organizations

ACoS’s accreditation programs

CoC, NAPBC, NAPRC

ACoS’s additional programs

NCDB, AJCC, CRP, CSSP

Commission on Cancer (CoC)

Organization that sets standards and accredits cancer programs

NAPBC and NAPRC

Accreditation programs focused on specialty care for site-specific disease

National Cancer Database (NCDB)

Sponsored by the ACoS and ACS

National Cancer Database (NCDB)

A clinical oncology database sourced from hospital registry data accredited by the CoC

National Cancer Database (NCDB)

Collects data from hospital registries

American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)

Responsible for developing and publishing staging standards

Cancer Research Program (CRP)

Increases knowledge and awareness of new evidence and practice standards

Cancer Surgery Standards Program (CSSP)

Defines and implements cancer surgery standards. Develops synoptic reporting templates

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

Belongs to the CDC

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

Collects data from state cancer registries

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

Combines NPCR and SEER cancer incidence

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

Produces U.S Cancer Statistics (USCS)

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

Provides data to monitor the burden of disease and plan effective cancer prevention and control programs

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)

Collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)

Collects from population based registries

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Establishes consensus on standards

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Certifies central registries and trains registry professionals

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Aggregates data from population based registries in the U.S.

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

ALL central registries are part of this organization

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Publishes information on cancer incidence

World Health Organization (WHO)

Responsible for publishing disease codes for ICD-10-CM and ICD- O

American Cancer Society (ACS)

Nationwide community based, voluntary health organization

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ACSO)

Provides high quality resources in education and research

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Leading organization of board certified pathologists

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Sets standards and provides protocol checklists and synoptic reporting tools

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Develops evidence based guidelines and consensus recommendations