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NCCS Presents The State of Cancer Survivorship: 2022 Survey Results

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) conducts an annual State of Survivorship Survey, in partnership with Edge Research, to delve into the cancer patient and survivor journey. This study captures a range of perspectives to better understand how NCCS can support its mission to advocate for quality cancer care for all. The 2022 State […]

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NCCS Mourns the Loss of Lori Wilson, MD, FACS

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The NCCS community is mourning the loss of Lori Wilson, MD, FACS. Dr. Wilson was a skilled oncology surgeon, a passionate educator, and a dedicated mother. She was also living with metastatic breast cancer and was a voice for cultural humility in healthcare. She weaved her lived experience into her professional life to give hope […]

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Webinar – Exercise Is Medicine in Oncology: Implementation Based on Solid Evidence

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NCCS hosted a webinar featuring Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, a leading researcher in exercise oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Schmitz’s research focuses on people living with and beyond cancer and investigates the role exercise in improving physiologic and psychosocial outcomes including symptoms, treatment tolerance, and other chronic diseases. Dr. Schmitz is […]

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Michael Holtz: Everyone Has a Place in the Advocacy Community

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“Everyone has a place in the advocacy continuum: Your lived experience is important.” Michael Holtz didn’t know that the “funky” digestive symptoms in December of 2011 would be the first signs of his cancer diagnosis. These rectal spasms would leave Michael rushing to the bathroom, and either nothing would happen or there would be a […]

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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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