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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: FDA News, Medical Debt, the ACA, and Honoring Jessie Gruman

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Establishes the Jessie Gruman Patient Engagement Award

For more than twenty years, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) had the privilege of adapting our friend and…
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The Year in Cancer Policy

Thank you for making the first year of our blog a success. To celebrate, we're looking back at the meaningful cancer and health policy…
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WCOE: Warlike Metaphors, a Report out of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Discussing Costs, and Other News

The stories that caught our eye this week included an article that points out the use of warlike metaphors to describe one’s experience…
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WCOE: Cost of Cancer Care, Adopting a Shorter Course of Treatment for Some Breast Cancer Patients, and Lung Cancer Screening

In “The Punishing Cost of Cancer Care,” Dr. Mikkael Sekeres describes the difficult conversations he has with patients regarding…
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Guest Post: Are Right to Try Laws a Good Idea?

Are right to try laws a good idea?  During 2014, they began appearing throughout the country, first in Colorado, then in Missouri…
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NCCS Policy Comments: Recommending Cancer Survivorship as a Topic for FDA Patient-Focused Drug Development Meetings

Last week, NCCS submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the series of patient-focused drug development…
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NCCS Offers Policy Comments: Strategies for Increasing Patient Participation in FDA Review Activities

The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) authorized a patient-focused drug development program, and in the…
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WCOE: Comparing Health Plans, Motivating Change in Clinical Practice, the Sunshine Act, and Clinical Trials Protocols

Charles Ornstein, Lena Groeger and Ryann Grochowski Jones from ProPublica analyzed changes in plans under the Affordable Care Act…
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Guest Blog: Fighting Cancer Means Fighting for Cancer Data

The second most common cause of death, cancer touches all of us. According to the Institute of Medicine, the numbers are only projected…

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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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