The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) is marking its 50th anniversary with a name change to illustrate the dynamic future of cancer care for its members. The largest advocacy and resource organization for multidisciplinary oncology professionals will now be known as the Association of Cancer Care Centers.
ACCC members include individual multidisciplinary oncology professionals and cancer care centers small and large around the country. Since 1974, the ACCC has provided education, resources, and tools to the professional oncology community, conducted game-changing research, designed quality improvement projects, and advocated for patients with cancer on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures.
A Mainstay in the Oncology Community
The organization was founded to challenge the notion that community physicians were uninterested in and incapable of delivering state-of-the-art cancer care, including participation in research and clinical trials. It has been a mainstay of the oncology community through major developments and milestones that have transformed care over the past 50 years, including the COVID-19 Pandemic and President Biden’s Moonshot commitment to cancer. More revolutionary highlights from ACCC’s first 50 years are available at accc-cancer.org.
Olelekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA
Nadine Barrett, PhD, MA, MS
“All those involved in this strategic planning process believe this new name reflects the evolution and growth of our organization, aligning ACCC more closely with the diverse needs of its members and the patients they serve and positioning ACCC for the next 50 years of growth,” said ACCC President Olelekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, and ACCC President-Elect Nadine Barrett, PhD, MA, MS.
The new moniker represents diverse care settings, the organization’s commitment to inclusivity across cancer care programs, its members, and the comprehensive care they provide to patients. It also represents the organization’s commitment to support its members as they navigate the accelerating course of change—programmatically, operationally, fiscally, and clinically. The ACCC also has a new logo, shown here.
