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 [...]
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
This post is part of a special blog series: "The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: 20 Years Later." Read more from this series.
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WCOE: Obama takes on Precision Medicine, Palliative Care ≠ Hospice, Quantity and Quality of Life, CLRC News, Medicare Payment Reform, and Breast Cancer Patient Communication
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Second Anniversary of State Exchanges: Affordable Options for Cancer Patients, But the Devil Remains in the Details
Cancer Policy Matters Guest Post by Tanisha Carino, Executive Vice President, Avalere Health
Just one year after the launch of the…
NCCS Joins Colleagues in Submitting Comments to NIH on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research
Today, NCCS joined colleagues in the cancer community in submitting comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the Draft…
The Impetus for Creating the “Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care”
The impetus for creating an issue paper entitled "Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care" (Imperatives) came from a desire for the National…
The Affordable Care Act & Cancer Survivorship (INFOGRAPHIC)
The first principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, "People with cancer have the right to a system of universal…
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Survivor Lisa Gray Talks About Her Experiences with the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is making great strides in ensuring that, “People with cancer have the right to a system of universal…
NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso Introduces Our New Blog Series
This year, NCCS and a diverse group of guest contributors will revisit the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care as published in 1995…
Announcing a New Blog Series: “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care” 20 Years Later
Read posts from the new blog series: "The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care" 20 Years Later
In 1995, NCCS published Imperatives…
WCOE: Attention for Precision Medicine, Cancer Statistics, Coming to Terms, and the Challenge of Paying for Drugs
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