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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) announces the appointment of Shelley Fuld Nasso as Chief Executive Officer. Fuld Nasso previously served as Senior Director of Public Policy at NCCS and with her appointment as CEO, will assume responsibility for executing NCCS’ efforts to ensure that improving the quality of cancer care in the United […]
Today the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) announces the appointment of a group of leaders in the oncology field to serve as Cancer Policy Advisors. The slate of advisors includes leading researchers, oncologists, scholars, payers, and cancer center and survivorship program directors, who will provide guidance to NCCS as it represents cancer patients and […]
Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its report, “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis.” According to the IOM, the American cancer care system often is not patient-centered, does not provide well-coordinated care, and does not encourage evidence-based treatment decisions. NCCS is a sponsor of the IOM report, […]
The media — broadcast, social media, print, or blogs — can have a transformative influence on how cancer patients and their families receive information about their disease, navigate difficult choices about treatment, and make decisions about their lives after cancer. This year, NCCS will host a special panel discussion about how cancer is covered in media and entertainment, […]
Shelley Fuld Nasso, NCCS Senior Director of Policy, was a panelist at the June 28, 2013, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting on patient-focused lung cancer drug development. Ms. Fuld Nasso offered advice to FDA about strategies for incorporating patient needs and preferences in lung cancer drug development. She concentrated her remarks on the need […]
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) and Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-LA) today introduced the Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act (H.R. 2477), which would significantly improve the quality and coordination of care for Medicare patients with cancer. The bill is the top federal policy priority of the National Coalition for Cancer […]
We are pleased to announce that Journey Forward’s My Care Plan is one of three finalists in the Crowds Care 4 Cancer Challenge supported by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in conjunction with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to drive health innovation forward. Journey Forward is a combined effort of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), WellPoint, […]
Shelley Fuld Nasso has joined the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) as Senior Director of Policy, with responsibility for leading public policy activities, patient education, and other programs. Ms. Fuld Nasso previously served as Director of Public Policy and Director of Public and Medical Affairs at Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She brings […]
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is pleased to announce that the eHealth Initiative has included three of NCCS’s patient resources in the recently launched Health IT Cancer Resource Guide. The eHealth Initiative is a non-profit organization whose mission is to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and technology. The national organization […]
Journey Forward has received the Wellsphere’s Health Impact Award for its extraordinary contributions to cancer survivors. The award acknowledges that the program has increased progress in areas such as health research, understanding, empathy, inspiration, awareness, accessibility, and networking. Journey Forward is an innovative nationwide program to promote the use of Survivorship Care Plans that will help […]
Survivorship Champions is a program for all clinicians and researchers, both oncology and primary care, who are interested in improving survivorship care and primary care’s role in caring for cancer survivors.
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.
NCCS represents the millions of Americans who share a common experience – living with, through and beyond a cancer diagnosis. By sharing your story of how you have been touched by cancer, you are supporting the national cancer survivorship movement.
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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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