| WELCOME
to
the Dayton Clinical Oncology Program
What
is the Dayton Clinical Oncology Program ?
We
are a regional non-profit cancer research consortium serving the
Miami Valley area as well as Findlay, Greenville, Middletown, Troy, Wilmington and Xenia, Ohio and Richmond and Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dayton Clinical Oncology Program, in cooperation with our
participating area hospitals and
physicians, is a National
Cancer Institute designated Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP). Our Mission: To reduce cancer incidence and mortality through improved treatment and prevention by offering national state-of-the-art cancer research to the local communities.
For a complete listing of our currently open clinical trials, go to the "Sources of clinical trials" tab on the left or click here.
We maintain an active list of approximately 100 clinical trials for the treatment of cancers of the brain, breast, gastrointestinal, genitorinary, head and neck, leukemia, lung, lymphoma, melanoma, myeloma, sarcoma, and other sites, and for cancer prevention and cancer control.
MEMBERSHIP ACCESS ONLY: Click here to access password-protected area.
To download excerpts from our Annual Report for fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, click on Annual Report.
To download a current PowerPoint presentation, click on PowerPoint presentation.
Participating Dayton Clinical Oncology Program member hospitals and university include:
Click on the hospital name above or the "Participating Hospitals" tab at left
for links to their web sites and a listing of the hospital-based Dayton Clinical Oncology Program Oncology Research Nurses.
Dayton Clinical Oncology Program's
History
In the early 1980's, the Federal Government found that over 85% of cancer patients were being
treated in their local communities rather
than at large cancer treatment centers. They initiated funding for the Community Clinical Oncology Program. DCOP, incorporated in 1982, is one of the now 52 Community Clinical Oncology Programs nationally.
What
is a clinical trial?
Clinical
trials are the final stages of a long and
careful cancer research process. Through clinical
trials we hope to find better ways to prevent
or treat cancer. Clinical trials test new
approaches to surgery, radiation therapy,
and chemotherapy. Every treatment that is considered standard treatment
today was established because patients entered
clinical trials. (Click on the "Sources of clinical trials" tab on the upper left to see a listing of currently open clinical trials at DCOP.)
How
can I become involved in a clinical trial?
If
you are interested in a clinical trial or
would like more information about a clinical
trial, speak with your oncologist, surgeon,
family practice physician, or contact
Dayton Clinical Oncology Program and we will be glad to assist you.
Privacy Policy:
If you make a tax-deductible contribution to DCOP, every effort will be made to assure your privacy. We will maintain a data base of contributors for our use only, and this will not be shared outside of Dayton Clinical Oncology Program. All data bases will have limited access, by Dayton Clinical Oncology Program staff members only. Any paper files will be kept in a locked area.
If you wish to contact us to review personal information or request corrections, please use the email link below.
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