The OSU James Cancer Hospital is a member of NCCN, an alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers. These prestigious member cancer centers have joined together to more effectively fight cancer through setting new standards in the delivery of cancer care. The James collaborates with these centers to develop clinical practice guidelines, the recognized standard reference for appropriate practice in oncology used by hospitals and clinics across the nation.
NCCN members work together on these goals:
- Providing the highest quality of cancer care to the greatest number of patients in need
- Advancing state-of-the-art cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment through excellence in basic and clinical research
- Enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of cancer care delivery through the ongoing collection, synthesis and analysis of outcomes data