title: NCCN: 20 Years of Improving Patients' Lives.
abstract: In his Keynote Address at the NCCN 20th Annual Conference, Robert W. Carlson, MD, reflected on the achievements of NCCN and described how the organization will continue to grow under his leadership. Recognizing that the founding of NCCN was by a group of visionary leaders who came together 20 years ago to assure access of patients to high-quality cancer care, Dr. Carlson said "All our efforts within NCCN are focused on improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of patient care, so that our patients can live better lives."
authors.affiliation: Presented by Robert W. Carlson, MD, Chief Executive Officer of NCCN, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life