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Two new free mobile apps help people facing cancer to better manage the disease by learning how to deal with certain symptoms, and coordinate their care after cancer treatment has ended. Self-Care During Cancer Treatment is an app provided by Empowerment and Action for Cancer Care, an alliance between WellPoint and Genentech. This app provides […]
Two weeks ago I was able to represent NCCS at the Dempsey Challenge with the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer partners. Breakaway from Cancer (BFC) is a national initiative founded in 2005 by Amgen which seeks to increase awareness of the important resources available to people affected by cancer—from prevention to education and support to financial […]
Click here to view all of NCCS’ policy comments. Recently, NCCS submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on its proposed Oncology Care Model (OCM), an episode-based payment model that emphasizes care planning and coordination and cancer care system transformation. The OCM represents an important step forward in encouraging patient-centered cancer care, […]
Recently, NCCS joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, which governs payments to physicians for services provided to Medicare patients. NCCS and the CLC have applauded efforts by CMS to strengthen care planning and coordination through […]
“When a picture of a butterfly appeared… On my mom’s hospital room door, I knew. The next day, My mom, a never-smoker, Passed away from lung cancer. Months later, I became a runner. I ran away from the grief. One day, I ran through a path that released butterflies. From that moment, I started running […]
The Lilly Oncology On Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey Art Competition and Exhibition competition was created by Lilly Oncology and presented in partnership with the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) to help people affected by cancer cope with the emotional side of the disease. We are pleased to announce that we have extended the […]
On Monday of last week it was with great pleasure that I started in my new position at NCCS as Policy and Advocacy Manager. My first assignment was to attend the Alliance for Childhood Cancer Action Days, which NCCS first reported on in June. This two-day event had significant meaning to me personally as my […]
A diagnosis of childhood cancer is devastating and impacts families for many years. While we have seen progress in survival for some types of childhood cancer, it remains the number one cause of death by disease for children in our country. Moreover, of the nearly 380,000 survivors of childhood cancer now living in the U.S., […]
Last week, four members of the NCCS team traveled from our home office outside of DC to join our Breakaway from Cancer partners for eight stages of an outdoor festival at the Amgen Tour of California. Our work with Breakaway from Cancer is an opportunity to get the word out about the many resources that […]
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will co-host a symposium, “Putting the Cancer Patient First: Payment Reform in an Age of Personalized Cancer Care.” Friday, February 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the American Enterprise Institute Conference Center in Washington, DC. For those unable to attend, the event will be streamed […]
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“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”
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