The vast majority of patients with newly diagnosed melanoma are “early‐stage”‐ie, clinically
localized to the primary cutaneous site. For such patients, surgery represents the mainstay of …

Purpose The level of scientific evidence on which the National Comprehensive Cancer
Network (NCCN) guidelines are based has not been systematically investigated. We …

Introduction: There are little data available regarding compliance with the National
Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. We investigated variation in the …

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a not-for-profit alliance of 28
leading cancer centers dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, efficient, and …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of race–ethnicity and neighborhood
socioeconomic status with adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network …

Background The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the adolescent and young adult
(AYA) population (aged 15-39 y) is rising. Materials and methods We used the Surveillance …

Background: Cancer prevention and treatment systems are significantly impacted by
interpersonal, organizational, and structural and systemic racism. A wide body of research …

Background: Limited data are available on the implementation and effectiveness of NCCN
Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Gastric Cancer. Purpose …

Purpose There is considerable variation in the quality of cancer care delivered in the United
States. Assessing care by using quality indicators could help decrease this variability. The …

Background Standardization of the clinical management of melanoma through the
formulation of national guidelines, based on interpretation of the existing evidence and …