The Minnesota Cancer Alliance Networks are comprised of Alliance members who meet to increase collaboration and coordination and reduce duplication among Alliance partners around a strategic initiative.
The Alliance’s Commission on Cancer (CoC) Network brings together representatives of Minnesota’s Commission on Cancer hospitals and clinics; the American Cancer Society; and the Alliance to facilitate achievement of shared objectives around quality cancer care. CoC facilities treat a large percentage of newly-diagnosed cancer patients, making them ideal partners to improve cancer prevention, treatment, research, education, support services, survivorship and end of life care.
The Alliance’s Colon Cancer Network brings together representatives from Minnesota health insurance, health care clinics and patient advocate groups to improve state screening rates and reduce state screening disparities. Priorities include the promotion of multiple screening tests and the development of culturally appropriate messages. Quarterly meetings often focus on increasing access to, delivery of or demand for screening through clinic learning collaboratives or community health worker initiatives.
The Clinical Trials Strategy Action Group are Minnesota Cancer Alliance (MCA) members and their partners who have an interest or expertise in cancer clinical trials and are working towards Objective 10 of the Minnesota Cancer Plan 2025 to increase participation in cancer treatment clinical trials. Current members represent health care, research, and patient advocacy groups.