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WCOE: Cancer Causing Infections, the Uncertainty of Prognosis, A Grim Breast Cancer Milestone for Black Women, Important Healthcare Marketplace Dates, and the Financial Toll of 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. Some viruses and other infectious agents can cause cancer in infected people. Here's a list: https://t.co/SMtaEBaIor — National Cancer Institute (@theNCI) October 28, 2015 The Uncertainty of Prognosis in Cancer: You Don’t Have an Expiration […]

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Guest Post by Diane Blum: Developing the Systems to Meet the Psychosocial Needs as Part of Comprehensive Cancer Care

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  Twenty years later, the 10th principle of the NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives), is as critical and significant as it was in 1995. When it was written, it followed years of psychosocial research that demonstrated that cancer created an emotional crisis for patients and families. It […]

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Guest Post by Elizabeth J. Clark: Self-Advocacy is Critical to Quality Cancer Care

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  In the past twenty years, many advances have been made in ensuring quality cancer care for persons living with cancer. Individuals now have better treatments, more options, more cures, and longer periods when they are cancer-free or in remission. Enhanced insurance coverage, especially the passage of the Affordable Care Act, has contributed to innovative programming in survivorship and […]

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Celebrating the 2015 NCCS Focus on the Care Honorees in Pictures and Video

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Last week we celebrated two individuals how have made cancer care better for survivors and their families—Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman. We were joined by survivors, advocates, researchers, innovators, and friends at our 2015 Focus on the Care reception in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. In addition to our special attendees and […]

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Video Post: A Special Celebration of the Life and Advocacy of Jessie Gruman, the Founder of the Center for Advancing Health

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For more than twenty years, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) had the privilege of adapting our friend and colleague, Jessie Gruman’s important work into the development of the cancer policy work that we engage in. Jessie’s vision of patient engagement was always ahead of its time, and her books and blogs and participation […]

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WCOE: Deciding About Dying, Discourse Surrounding New Mammogram Guidelines, Biden’s Commitment to Helping People with Cancer, and Breast Cancer in Developing World

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: Deciding About Dying https://t.co/PvWH2UaBM2 — NYTimes Well (@nytimeswell) October 22, 2015 We commend Vice President Biden for his commitment to helping people affected by cancer. https://t.co/anRZc6FlHx — NCCS – National Coalition for […]

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NCCS Celebrates “Focus on the Care” Reception in Honor of Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman

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Last night survivors, advocates, researchers, innovators, and friends gathered at our 2015 Focus on the Care reception in celebration of two honorees who have used their unique talents to help the millions of people affected by cancer.  We are grateful for all who attended to show their support for Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman—two […]

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Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Tenth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

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This month, as part of our 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the tenth principle of the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives). The tenth principle states that “The provision of psychosocial services must be safeguarded and promoted. Persons diagnosed with cancer should receive psychosocial […]

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Video Post: Dr. Keith Flaherty Discusses Genetics of Cancer, Targeted Therapies, and Clinical Trials

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Dr. Keith T. Flaherty gave the keynote talk at our 2015 Spring Cancer Policy Roundtable where he addressed the issues of the genetics of cancer and personalization in cancer treatment. Dr. Flaherty later joined us to further discuss these topics and the need for understanding the biologic basis of an individual patient’s cancer.  While we […]

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Announcing Two New Additions to the NCCS Leadership Team: An Introduction from Our CEO

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Dear Friends, I am thrilled to announce two new additions to the NCCS leadership team, Elena Jeannotte and Christin Engelhardt. They both bring unique skills and experiences that will support our mission as we work towards making cancer care better for survivors and their loved ones. Elena Jeannotte joined NCCS as the Director of Philanthropy this […]

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