To which agency(ies) do Commission on Cancer (CoC) approved programs report their data directly?

The correct answer is that Commission on Cancer (CoC) approved programs report their data directly to the National Cancer Database (NCDB) and central registries.

CoC-accredited programs are involved in the collection and reporting of cancer incidence data to support research and improve cancer care quality. The NCDB is a comprehensive clinical surveillance database that is utilized by CoC-accredited cancer programs to track their performance and outcomes. By reporting to the NCDB, these programs contribute to a national effort to enhance cancer care quality and facilitate outcomes analysis on a larger scale. Central registries, on the other hand, serve as state or regional collection points for cancer data and may aggregate information from multiple sources, including CoC-accredited facilities.

This collaboration ensures that comprehensive, high-quality data are gathered which can be analyzed for cancer trends, treatment efficacy, survival rates, and other important statistics vital for public health planning and cancer control efforts.