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Vice President Joe Biden’s Tribute to Ellen Stovall’s Legacy

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At yesterday’s moving tribute to Ellen Stovall, the following letter from Vice President Joe Biden was read to those in attendance. We wanted to be sure to share it with all of you. Dear Friends: It is with great sadness that I join you today in mourning the loss of Ellen Stovall—a beloved mother, spouse, […]

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WCOE: Effects of Financial Toxicity, Patient Database Helps Researchers Nationally, New CLRC Handbook for Survivors, Metastatic Cancer and Employment

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. #FinancialToxicity and high #costs of care create an undue physical & emotional burden on #cancer #survivors: https://t.co/5TecXglJjC — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) February 17, 2016 Ohio State-led patient database fills national […]

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Guest Post: For the Love of My Mother

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In 1983, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was in college at the time and flew home to be by her side when she awoke from a radical mastectomy. My mother was fearless in the face of a disease that few spoke about outside of very private spaces. As a 22 year old, […]

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WCOE: Peter Ubel Explores Healthcare Spending, Surgery Volume & Care Quality, Dr. Dizon Says “I Don’t Know,” and The Survivor Running Biden’s Moonshot

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. "Time to de-vilify healthcare debates…All these folks are responding to systemic incentives." @peterubel https://t.co/KbIXvlHf0m — Shelley Fuld Nasso (@sfuldnasso) February 12, 2016 How does receiving #cancer #surgery in high-volume #California hospitals affect quality? https://t.co/gkaZw9cp9G — […]

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WCOE: Genetic Testing for Cancer Survivors, Survivorship as a ‘Chronic Condition,’ Post-Treatment Neuropathy, Moonshot Funding

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Insurer's approval of genetic testing for some cancers raises questions https://t.co/zxk1j3y7EG via @usatoday — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) February 3, 2016 Important question: Is Cancer Survivorship a 'Complex Chronic Condition'? https://t.co/KxBYz3kAaS […]

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NCCS Submits Comments to the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group

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NCCS recently submitted comments on the Senate Finance Committee’s “Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group Policy Options Document” in response to the working group’s request for comments on possible policy options outlined in its report. Formed in May 2015, the working group is seeking ideas on how Medicare can improve the care of beneficiaries with multiple, […]

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Join NCCS to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Ellen Lewis Stovall

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship invites you to celebrate the life and legacy of Ellen Lewis Stovall. The tribute will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC at 3:00pm. The address for the Carnegie Institution for Science: 1530 P Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Valet […]

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