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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 [...]
Norrisa Haynes, MD How to Lead a Heart Healthy Life Webinar

Webinar – How to Lead a Heart Healthy Life – Norrisa Haynes, MD

In this webinar hosted by NCCS, Cardiologist Dr. Norrisa Haynes of Yale University presents the basics of heart disease, including…
Advocate Spotlight: Erin Cummings - Heart of a Survivor - Erin Cummings' Journey as a Long-Term Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor

Erin Cummings’s Journey as a Long-Term Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor

Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during her freshman year of high school at the age of 15, Erin Cummings recalls finding two lumps and not thinking much of them. “Cancer was the farthest thing from my mind,” she said. When her sister later noticed the lumps, Erin finally told her mom and found herself in the hospital [...]
NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Sharon Rivera Sanchez - Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor Finds Passion in Fitness and Advocacy

Sharon Rivera-Sanchez: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor Finds Passion in Fitness and Advocacy

As a Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivor, Sharon turned her personal experience into a passion for advocacy and giving back to the community. When she received her diagnosis in May 2015, she remembers being in a state of shock and grief. She said, “You have to allow yourself time to breathe and grieve.”
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduces Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act at December 14, 2022 press conference.

NCCS Celebrates Launch of Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), a champion for cancer survivors and a survivor herself, held a press conference today…
Alique Topalian, PhD, MPH Advocate Spotlight

Alique Topalian: Childhood Cancer and the Frightening Realities of the Survivorship Journey

Alique was first diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) at the age of four. Her mother, Michele, knew something was wrong because “the light in her eyes was gone”. After being told by doctors that there was nothing wrong, her family was relentless until new blood work uncovered blast cells.
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NCCS Joins Cancer Leadership Council in Urging Congress to Include Priorities in Year-End Package

NCCS joined with other member organizations of the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in a letter urging Congress to include several key…
Amanda Helms Advocate Spotlight

Amanda Helms: Care Planning, Mental Health, and Palliative Care are Essential to Quality Cancer Care

Amanda Helms was enjoying a bubble bath while reading a book when she looked down and noticed a lump on the side of her breast in January…
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NCCS Presents The State of Cancer Survivorship: 2022 Survey Results

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) conducts an annual State of Survivorship Survey, in partnership with Edge Research,…
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Webinar – Exercise Is Medicine in Oncology: Implementation Based on Solid Evidence

NCCS hosted a webinar featuring Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, a leading researcher in exercise oncology at the University of Pittsburgh…
NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Michael Holtz - Everyone Has a Place in the Advocacy Community

Michael Holtz: Everyone Has a Place in the Advocacy Community

"Everyone has a place in the advocacy continuum: Your lived experience is important." Michael Holtz didn’t know that the “funky”…

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