ANNOUNCING THE GEORGIA COMPREHENSIVE
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The Georgia Cancer Coalition

The Georgia Cancer Coalition is an independent, not-for-profit organization that unites government agencies, academic institutions, civic groups, corporations and health care organizations in a concerted effort to strengthen cancer prevention, research and treatment in Georgia, with the ultimate goal of making Georgia one of the nation's premier states for cancer care.

The mission is to reduce the number of cancer-related deaths in Georgia. The Coalition is the first of its kind in the nation and is fast becoming a national model.

To attack cancer with a unified and comprehensive approach, the Georgia Cancer Coalition's strategies include:

• Coordinating and helping to fund a nationally recognized research effort to find cures and better treatments.
• Establishing a statewide family of cancer centers to upgrade the availability of world-class treatment.
• Developing a statewide clinical trials network.
• Engaging stakeholders in supporting, developing and implementing a Comprehensive Cancer Control program.
• Facilitating the design, access and retrieval of clinical information and public health data for the purpose of measuring the quality of cancer care, enhancing adherence to standards of care and improving patient-centered care and outcomes.
• Promoting adoption of 21st century health information technology to achieve research, education and quality care goals.
• Enhancing Georgia's educational programs in oncology for health care providers and caregivers.
• Creating and enhancing partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
• Developing a statewide screening/detection network.