Do Not allow NCI to eliminate grant funding, effective 6/1/14, for community based clinical oncology research (CCOP)

The National Cancer Institute will end funding for federally-funded clinical trials in the community setting through the Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP). As of 6/1/14 support for CCOP Programs will end, jeopardizing care for thousands of patients in communities across the United States; unless & until these research programs receive new NCI research grant funding. CCOPs are 60+ community based cancer research programs that make participation in clinical trials possible in nearly every community across America. Life saving therapies will be significantly delayed or not studied at all & local access to state-of-the-art treatments will be reduced & patients currently receiving study treatments may no longer have expenses reimbursed or could even see their therapy interrupted.