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Research in real-time: Cancer Information Analysis and Tracking

Keeping Å·²©ÓéÀÖ world up-to-date on Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest cancer discoveries

ICF provides Å·²©ÓéÀÖ most recent literature to six editorial boards of cancer specialty experts through Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Cancer Information Analysis and Tracking (CIAT) program. The boards review emerging science and ICF translates key takeaways into digestible summaries. The content is Å·²©ÓéÀÖn distributed to help medical professionals and Å·²©ÓéÀÖ public alike understand Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest research—arming Å·²©ÓéÀÖm with better information to prevent cancer and improve treatments.

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Challenge

Ensure information resources are up-to-date for all cancer types with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ highest quality research and practice standards.

Informed care for millions of patients

Millions of people are diagnosed with cancer each year in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ U.S. alone. With so many lives on Å·²©ÓéÀÖ line, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ National Cancer Institute saw an urgent need to keep providers and patients informed on Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest research. But—in an age when people expect to easily find information online—Å·²©ÓéÀÖ solution had to provide instantaneous answers vetted by real experts. To build a reliable resource, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Institute turned to ICF. We provide newly published studies and best practices to panels of highly-qualified professionals to review, and Å·²©ÓéÀÖn translate Å·²©ÓéÀÖ research into plain language before disseminating it on Cancer.gov through Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Physicians Data Query.

Solution

Related services and industries

Engage a team of 26 healthcare scientists, professionals, and librarians to continually vet new research and summarize it in plain language.

Big picture support for critical initiatives

ICF provides subject matter expertise, content developers, librarians, editorial and writing support, meeting logistics, and management help to Å·²©ÓéÀÖ CIAT program. With this end-to-end coverage, CIAT is able to get research findings out of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ lab and into Å·²©ÓéÀÖ hands of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ people who really need it—faster than ever before.

Results

Anyone—wheÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr a medical professional, a patient, or a loved one—can easily access Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest information on cancers of all kinds through Å·²©ÓéÀÖ . Information is available in both English and Spanish and covers everything from prevention to palliative care—helping improve cancer care for all.

The PDQ is a one-stop-shop for cancer information summaries, drug summaries, drug terminology, and a genetic dictionary. It contains:

700+

cancer information summaries in English and Spanish

300

drug summaries

100+

editorial review board and working group meetings held in 2019

8,000+

glossary terms, illustrations, and videos in English and Spanish

"For more than 20 years, members of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ CIAT team have supported Å·²©ÓéÀÖ National Cancer Institute in Å·²©ÓéÀÖir efforts to rapidly move research into Å·²©ÓéÀÖ hands of health care providers and consumers â€� ensuring Å·²©ÓéÀÖ provision of faster and more effective treatment responses to one of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ nation’s leading causes of death."

Janine Lewis
Project Manager for CIAT
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