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WCOE: How Chemo is Given, PCORI Hosts Twitter Chat About Cancer Side Effects, “Good Cancer,” How Mammography is Both Helping and Hurting, and Lung Cancer Incidence Increases in Never-Smokers

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. How is chemotherapy given? In many different ways, as we explain: https://t.co/vqUOL5PBtc pic.twitter.com/tS2Xn8fiwe — National Cancer Institute (@theNCI) September 9, 2015 Sept 29 at 2pm ET: join our Twitter chat about #cancer side effects & […]

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Video Post: Advocate Marlene King Discusses Communicating End-of-Life Preferences and Quality of Life

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In 2008, Marlene King was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma. After treatment, the cancer seemed to be in remission, however in December 2011 the cancer returned in the same breast. She opted for a double mastectomy with expanders and implants. In late July 2012, she learned that her cancer had metastasized to her sternum, as well […]

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WCOE: Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, A Building Bloom, Double Mastectomies on the Rise for Men with Breast Cancer

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. It's Gynecologic #Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more about the different cancers here: https://t.co/1RQgV3LeYJ #GynCSM — NCI Cancer Stats (@NCICancerStats) September 3, 2015 A cancer building boom, fueled by economics and an aging population https://t.co/bwjkXxkzHL — […]

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Video Post: Dr. Claire Snyder Discusses How Patient-Reported Outcomes Can Improve Cancer Care

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In March 2015, Dr. Claire Snyder participated in a panel discussion at the Cancer Policy Roundtable hosted by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. The panel featured perspectives on how cancer patients and oncology professionals can work together to improve care planning and patient outcomes. Following the panel, Dr. Snyder sat down with us to […]

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