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              Cancer Community ResourcesOCE’s Project Community aims to help patients and consumers learn more about types of cancer, cancer treatment, and participating in clinical trials. We have gathered information below on several topics from the FDA, the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



Cancer Education Videos



**The Danger of Cancer Misinformation**
	**What is OCE?**
	**How are Cancer Drugs Approved?**
	**What is Accelerated approval?**
	**What is Precision Medicine?**
	**Importance of Scheduling 
	and Updating Cancer Screenings**
	**Importance of Minority Students
	in Cancer Careers**
	**Addressing the African American Cancer Burden**Cancer Fact Sheets

Resources Fact Sheets


What is Precision Oncology? (2.6MB PDF)

Colorectal Cancer (162KB PDF)

Multiple Myeloma (349KB PDF)

Multiple Myeloma brochure (3.21MB PDF)

About Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials


FDA: Clinical Trial Diversity

FDA: Alternatives to Using Placebos in Cancer Clinical Trials (1.5MB PDF)

FDA: Patient-Friendly Language for Cancer Clinical Trials

NCI: Taking Part in Cancer Research Studies (PDF)

NCI: Donating Your Blood, Tissue and Other Samples

NCI: Learn About Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials(PDF)

Does Your Community Organization Work with Cancer Researchers?

Community Cancer Research


Groups working in cancer health equity and special populations are encouraged to explore OCE Scientific Interest Areas in the FDA Broad Agency Announcement. These groups may include but aren’t limited to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Institutions, small businesses including disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUB Zone small business concerns.

Additional Information

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	Conversations on Cancer
	National Black Cancer Family Awareness
	Upcoming OCE-Stakeholder Meetings

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      06/13/2023Cancer Community Resources
 
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