National Cancer Policy Forum
The National Cancer Policy Forum serves as a trusted venue to identify high-priority policy issues in cancer research and care and to work collaboratively to examine those issues through convening activities focused on opportunities for action. The Forum addresses policy issues relevant to the goal of reducing the cancer burden through basic, clinical, and translational research; prevention; and by improving the care and outcomes for those diagnosed with cancer. Forum activities inform the cancer community and the public about critical policy issues through workshops and published reports.
In progress
Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.
Description
The National Cancer Policy Forum provides a continual focus on cancer within the National Academies, addressing issues in science, clinical medicine, public health, and public policy, with the goal of reducing the cancer burden. The Forum membership has a broad range of expertise in cancer and includes representatives from patient advocacy organizations, federal agencies, academia, professional organizations, nonprofits, and industry. The Forum meets at least three times a year to review ongoing research, technology, and challenges faced by all sectors engaged in cancer research and cancer care and to identify areas of concern that warrant further investigation. As a result of its discussions, the Forum organizes workshops on topics identified and developed by the membership.
Collaborators
Committee
Robert A. Winn
Chair
Christopher Friese
Member
Scarlett L. Gomez
Member
María Elena Martínez
Member
Smita Bhatia
Member-at-Large
Christina Chapman
Member-at-Large
S. Gail Eckhardt
Member-at-Large
Sarah Greene
Member-at-Large
Chanita Hughes-Halbert
Member-at-Large
Randy A. Jones
Member-at-Large
Beth Y. Karlan
Member-at-Large
Nancy Keating
Member-at-Large
Shivaani Kummar
Member-at-Large
Larissa Nekhlyudov
Member-at-Large
Amye J. Tevaarwerk
Member-at-Large
Laleh Amiri-Kordestani
Ex Officio Member
Rohit Bhargava
Ex Officio Member
Gideon Blumenthal
Ex Officio Member
Christoffer Boshoff
Ex Officio Member
Edgar E. Braendle
Ex Officio Member
Gwen Darien
Ex Officio Member
Crystal S. Denlinger
Ex Officio Member
James H. Doroshow
Ex Officio Member
Julie R. Gralow
Ex Officio Member
Roy Herbst
Ex Officio Member
Hedvig Hricak
Ex Officio Member
Roy A. Jensen
Ex Officio Member
Samir N. Khleif
Ex Officio Member
Ronald M. Kline
Ex Officio Member
Cleo A. Ryals
Ex Officio Member
Susan M. Schneider
Ex Officio Member
Lawrence N. Shulman
Ex Officio Member
Michelle Sidel
Ex Officio Member
Katrina F. Trivers
Ex Officio Member
Megan M. Tweed
Ex Officio Member
Robin Yabroff
Ex Officio Member
Francis Amankwah
Director
Sharyl J. Nass
Director
Sponsors
American Association for Cancer Research
American Cancer Society
American College of Radiology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Association of Cancer Care Centers
AVEO Oncology
Cancer Center at Illinois
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Eli Lilly and Company
Flatiron Health
Merck
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute
Novartis Oncology
Oncology Nursing Society
Partners In Health
Patient Advocate Foundation
Pfizer Inc.
Staff
Torrie Brown
Makeda Haughton
Anna Adler
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
Lead
Health Care and Public Health Program Area
Lead