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. 2010 Mar;210(3):261-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.11.015. Epub 2009 Dec 24.

A community cancer center program: getting to the next level

Nicholas J Petrelli  1
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A community cancer center program: getting to the next level

Nicholas J Petrelli. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Mar.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The components that drive the Helen F Graham Cancer Center toward becoming an academic community cancer center.
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Figure 2
The activities of the National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) which began in 2007. The NCCCP involves a network of 14 institutions representing a cross section of community hospitals and healthcare systems in the United States.
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Figure 3
The adult smoking rate for Delaware compared to the national rate, 1997–2007. The adult smoking rate in Delaware is falling twice as fast as the national rate.
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Figure 4
The percentage of adults by race in Delaware who have undergone screening for colorectal cancer, 2002–2008. Note that in 2008 there was no disparity between African Americans and Whites.
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Figure 5
The High Risk Family Cancer Registry established in 2002 demonstrating (A) the increase in total encounters by the genetic counselors (as of September 30, 2009) and (B) the number of individuals referred to the genetic counselors from 2002 to September 2009 (1,539 families; 63,919 individuals; as of September 30, 2009).
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Figure 6
The multidisciplinary disease site centers at the Helen F Graham Cancer Center. The centers are staffed by a surgeon, medical and radiation oncologist with the necessary support staff and physician subspecialties.
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Figure 7
Some of the grant funded projects of the Center for Translational Cancer Research illustrating the collaboration between physicians at the Helen F Graham Cancer Center and scientists at the University of Delaware. [MUST DELETE UNLESS PHOTOS ARE BLINDED OR PERMISSIONS OBTAINED]
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Figure 8
The establishment of the Delaware Health Sciences Alliances involving Christiana Care Health Systems, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Delaware and AI duPont Childrens Hospital. This will establish the Delaware School of Medicine as an extension of Jefferson Medical College.
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Figure 9
The concept for the Delaware Center for Cancer Biology to be established from the infrastructure of the Center for Translational Cancer Research.
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