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NY Times Opinionator: A Plan To Fix Cancer Care

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In a recent New York Times Opinionator essay, Ezekiel J. Emanuel is joined by more than 20 prominent members of the oncology community in outlining five major changes to be made to the health care system to ensure sustainability of care. This year, more than 1.6 million Americans — 0.5 percent of the population — will receive […]

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NCCS and Colleagues Comment on FDA Strategies Regarding Drug Shortages

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NCCS joined colleagues in the cancer patient and provider community in providing advice to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding strategies to anticipate, mitigate, and report shortages of drugs and biologicals.  In the last several years, cancer patients and many others with serious and life-threatening illnesses have experienced disruptions in supply for a number […]

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Free-floating DNA from Tumor Could Provide Early Warning

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In an article in the USA Today of March 13, 2013, reporter Liz Szabo directs attention to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Szabo says that the small study suggests that doctors can measure circulating tumor DNA in women with advanced breast cancer in order to refine treatment.  This measurement may […]

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Widespread Flaws Found in Ovarian Cancer Treatment

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Denise Grady reports in the New York Times regarding a study of the gaps in ovarian cancer care that was presented at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology.  The research study found that many women with ovarian cancer receive treatment that is not consistent with recommended standards for care.  A number […]

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Cancer Community Mourns the Loss of Survivorship Advocate Zora Brown

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship joins the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and our colleagues in the cancer advocacy community as we note the sad passing of Zora Brown, a pioneering advocate of research and awareness.  Ms. Brown’s survivorship marked more than two decades with breast cancer and then ovarian cancer and, through […]

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NCCS Joins Colleagues in Offering Comments on an Alternative Approval Pathway

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NCCS joined its colleagues in the patient advocate and cancer care provider community in offering comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on an alternative approval pathway for drugs to treat certain diseases where there is an unmet medical need.  FDA requested public comment on a proposal that was developed by the President’s Council […]

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