Accreditation
The University of Connecticut Cancer Program is accredited by the Commission on Cancer (COC) of the American College of Surgeons. COC approval is given only to those institutions that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in diagnosis and treatment of cancer and to undergo an evaluation process and review of its
performance. To maintain approval, institutions with approved cancer programs must undergo an on-site review every three years.
Receiving care at a Commission on Cancer (COC) approved cancer program ensures that a patient will have access to:
- Quality care.
- Comprehensive care with state-of-the art services and equipment.
- A multispecialty team approach that coordinates the best treatment options available to patients.
- Information about cancer clinical trials, education, and support.
- Lifelong patient follow-up through a cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment.
What Is an Approved Cancer Program?
Hospitals, treatment centers, and other facilities are approved according to standards set by the Committee on Approvals of the Commission on Cancer (COC).
The structure outlined in Standards of the Commission on Cancer Volume I: Cancer Program Standards ensures that each approved program provides all patients with a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and supportive services either on-site at the facility or by referral.
The COC encourages approved programs to improve the quality of their patient care by implementing multidisciplinary cancer programs that cover the following issues:
- Prevention.
- Early diagnosis.
- Pretreatment evaluation.
- Staging.
- Optimal treatment.
- Rehabilitation.
- Surveillance for recurrent disease and multiple primary tumors.
- Psychosocial support.
- End of life care.
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on Cancer (COC).