
Coronavirus and Cancer Resources for Survivors
Cancer survivors have expressed concerns and questions about COVID-19, the coronavirus, and how they may be at higher risk due to their cancer history. Here are some resources about COVID-19 generally, and its impact for cancer survivors specifically. NCCS is seeking answers from public health experts on the coronavirus and its impact on cancer patients and survivors. Please leave a comment [...]

ASCO announces new Cancer Survivorship Booklet – download now!
After cancer treatment is complete, people often face a unique set of challenges and experience mixed emotions as they return to everyday…

Bill calling for written care plans for cancer patients introduced in Congress
Legislation created by leading cancer advocates and inspired by Institute of Medicine
A bill aimed at making the cancer patient…

Making sense of cancer screening updates
As experts alter course on guidelines for cancer screenings such as mammograms and the prostate-specific antigen test, the general…

HHS to give states more flexibility to implement health reform
The Department of Health and Human Services today released a bulletin outlining proposed policies that will give states more flexibility…

Manufacturing problems responsible for shortages of cancer drugs, says Government Accountability Office
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its report on the state of shortages for cancer drugs and other conditions…

Drug scarcity’s dire cost, and some ways to cope
When Jenny Morrill, who has been battling ovarian cancer since 2007, went to the hospital for her scheduled chemotherapy treatment…

When care is worth it, even if end is death
An essay by Peter Bach, M.D.
Twenty years ago, I helped save a man’s life.
I met him in the emergency room of the hospital, just…