DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aims of the Heartland Cancer Research NCORP are to:(1)To be the primary vector for delivering; implementing, and executing NCI approved cancer treatmentclinical trials to a large Midwestern rural and urban population;(2) To be the primary vector for delivering, implementing, and executing NCI approved cancer prevention,screening and control clinical trials to a large Midwestern rural and urban population;(3) To be the primary vector for delivering, implementing, and executing NCI approved Cancer Care DeliveryResearch clinical trials to a large Midwestern rural and urban population;(4) Enhance Midwestern cancer care by implementing a region-wide high standard of multidisciplinaryintegrated cancer care delivery;(5) Improve the education and outreach to all healthcare providers across rural and urban Illinois andMissouri regarding cancer clinical trials and incorporation of new research findings into daily patient care;(6) Improve cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship education for healthcare professionalsthroughout Illinois and Missouri;(7) Perform breakthrough research in methods to improve the efficacy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness ofcancer care delivery for a large region across Illinois and Missouri;(8) Reach out to underserved and vulnerable populations across Illinois and Missouri to improve access tocancer clinical trials, state of the art care, and cancer prevention and earl detection strategies;(9) Coordinate with local and state agencies to leverage resources to improve state wide cancer educationregarding cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and clinical trials;(10) Continue to explore best practices for improving the productivity of Heartland NCORP within anenvironment of limited resources;(11) Continue to recruit, train, and support new investigators who share the vision and embrace theobjectives of the Heartland NCORP |