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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 [...]
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NCCS applauds the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a national organization representing survivors of all types of cancer, commends…
Band-aids for the health law

Band-aids for the health law

White House officials say they are confident the Supreme Court will uphold the health-care law, but they also are preparing for a range…
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Surviving cancer: It’s complicated

Cancer is complicated. And being a survivor can be complicated, too -- confounding, confronting, and confusing. Even starting with…
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US cancer survivors to rise by a third by 2022, report says

The number of Americans living with cancer will increase by nearly a third to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a report released…
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ASCO Announces CancerLinQ, an Initiative to Transform Cancer Care

ASCO is embarking on CancerLinQ, a multi-phase initiative that promises to change the way cancer is understood and treated.  This…
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House passes FDA’s $6.4 billion fee plan for drug reviews

The $6.4 billion accord that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. (TEVA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) (JNJ) and other companies reached…
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Many US cancer survivors still lost in transition

A 2005 US Institute of Medicine report championed care plans for people who survive cancer. But, as Bob Kirsch reports, many survivors…
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There’s a medical app for that—or not

Mobile software is part of the most important movement in health care. Will government regulators suffocate it? Even the most ideologically…
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Primary care doctors don’t know long-term effects of chemo

Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care…
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Some doctors unaware of long-term side effects of cancer care

Doctors need to be better educated about the significant long-term side effects of chemotherapy that may affect their cancer survivor…

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Survivorship Champions is a program for all clinicians and researchers, both oncology and primary care, who are interested in improving survivorship care and primary care’s role in caring for cancer survivors.

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The NCCS Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) is a program for survivors and caregivers to learn about pressing policy issues that affect quality cancer care in order to be engaged as advocates in public policy around the needs of cancer survivors.

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