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Collaborative Activity Committee Colorectal cancer is a large problem in Pennsylvania where it is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the state, according to cancer incidence and mortality data from 2004 and 2005 (EpiQMS). Only lung and bronchus, prostate, and female breast cancers had a higher number of cases diagnosed in those years. Using this information as a starting point, the former PAC³ Treatment & Care Deliver Team (now Colorectal Cancer Lymph Node Treatment Collaborative Activity Committee) sought to evaluate Pennsylvania’s baseline performance on the quality measure as set forth by the American College of Surgeons, which stresses that a minimum of 12 lymph nodes should be examined to properly stage colon cancer. More importantly, the committee sought to identify counties where these quality measures were not met, explore possible explanations, and eventually target interventions to specific locations. In addition, the committee wanted to explore whether the registry data could support, or refute, the 12 lymph node benchmark. Click on the links below to view materials and notes relevant to this committee: Contact PAC³ if you would like to join this committee, another committee, of if you are interested in forming a new Collaborative Activity Committee. Return to the Collaborative Activities Committees Main Page |
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