Strategic Plan
The ACS NPCRT will develop a strategic plan through consensus by our membership, under the leadership of our Steering Committee. This plan will eventually provide recommended strategies and activities that our partners can use to help define, prioritize, and accomplish their goals across the prostate cancer continuum, offering a national roadmap for advocacy and action. Read on for more information about the priorities and focus areas that will form the basis of the strategic plan.
Priority Focus Areas
Risk Assessment and Screening
- Improving access to and awareness of recommended prostate cancer screening, risk assessment, and follow-up through community and professional education, with a focus on high-risk men and especially Black men, will decrease cancers diagnosed at advanced stage and improve outcomes.
Initial Treatment Strategies and Treatment Around Localized Prostate Cancer
- Improving access to early and equitable multidisciplinary treatment strategies will increase likelihood of patients receiving appropriate standard of care, improving outcomes for high-risk patients, while reducing overtreatment and optimizing quality of life.
Addressing Advanced Prostate Cancer with Appropriate Imaging, Therapies, and Supports
- Improving timely and equitable implementation of evidence-based and emerging strategies will produce better survival rates, quality of life, and supportive care for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.