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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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WCOE: Touching Tribute in Memory of Chris Tannous, Paying for Cancer Treatment, A Life-Saving Second Opinion, and the Underbelly of Medicine

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Our Response to the Recent Allegations of Misuse of Donor’s Gifts by Four Cancer Charities

This week, we learned the heartbreaking news that four cancer charities have been accused of misusing donor's gifts, spent lavishly…
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Guest Post: CancerCare Addresses Issues of Access to Supportive Care and the Changing Needs of Patients in the Last Twenty Years

This month, as part of the 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the fifth principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer…
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WCOE: Patients’ Need to Be Advised, Confidence in Cost Communication, Compassion, and NCCS CEO Weighs in on CMS’ Oncology Care Model

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NCCS Joins Other Advocates in Endorsing Bipartisan Medical Debt Relief Act of 2015

This week NCCS joined a diverse group of advocacy groups in endorsing the bipartisan Medical Debt Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 2362). Medical…
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WCOE: NCCS and Partners at #BreakawayfromCancer, the Reality of Living with Stage 4, and Cost-Conscious Care

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The Culmination of 20 Years of Advocacy

Guest Post: The Progress of Prevention—The Culmination of 20 Years of Advocacy

Twenty years ago NCCS defined quality cancer care to include a full spectrum of necessary services for cancer patients. These included…
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Revisiting the Fifth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

This month, as part of the 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the fifth principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer…
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Dr. Atul Gawande’s Recent “Overkill” Article Examines Screening, Overtreatment, and Anxiety

In another excellent piece in the The New Yorker entitled “Overkill,” Dr. Atul Gawande writes about what he calls an “avalanche”…
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WCOE: Becoming a Caregiver, Homemade Cards From A Survivor, Quality of Life Talks, and Atul Gawande’s Latest

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Link to: Survivorship Champions

Become a Survivorship Champion

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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Link to: Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT)

Join CPAT

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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Link to: Survivor Stories

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NCCS represents the millions of Americans who share a common experience – living with, through and beyond a cancer diagnosis. By sharing your story of how you have been touched by cancer, you are supporting the national cancer survivorship movement.

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