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 [...]
Balancing Patient Protections and Innovation: NCCS Applauds FDA Action to Regulate Laboratory-Developed Tests
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) commends the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking critical steps to…
WCOE: Planning for Hospice, Difficult Conversations, and Second Opinions
As avid followers of Susan Gubar’s series in The New York Times on living with cancer, we read her most recent installment,…
Defining Cancer Survivorship
Living with, through, and beyond a cancer diagnosis--
In 1986, the founders of NCCS saw a need for language that truly told the…
WCOE: UnitedHealthcare’s Expanded Participation and Consumer Understanding of Insurance Basics
In “Biggest Insurer Drops Caution, Embraces Obamacare,” Jay Hancock of Kaiser Health News reported on UnitedHealthcare's decision…
Mourning the Loss of Patient Advocate Jessie Gruman
We are very sad to hear of the passing of Jessie Gruman, the Founder and CEO of the Center for Advancing Health. Jessie was an inspiring…
New Deadline for 2014 Lilly Oncology On Canvas Art Competition Announced
The Lilly Oncology On Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey Art Competition and Exhibition competition was created by Lilly…
WCOE: Discussions About the Costs of Care and How We Pay for Cancer Treatment
Discussions about the costs of cancer treatment and how we pay for cancer care dominated many of the cancer policy stories that…
Reinventing Patient-Centered Cancer Care Brookings Institute “MEDTalk”
On Wednesday, as part of the Merkin Series on Innovation in Care Delivery, the Brookings Institute held an event in their new…
WCOE: Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Challenges and an ACA Progress Report
A PBS Newshour segment, “Pediatric Cancer Survivors Face a Lifetime of Health Challenges,” discusses the late effects and potential…
A New Addition to Our Policy Team: Kelsey Nepote’s First Assignment with Alliance for Childhood Cancer Action Days
On Monday of last week it was with great pleasure that I started in my new position at NCCS as Policy and Advocacy Manager. My…