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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 [...]
Woody Brokenburr Advocate Spotlight

Championing Survivorship: Woody Brokenburr’s Lifelong Dedication to Cancer Advocacy

Woodrow “Woody” Brokenburr was diagnosed with cancer when he was 9 years old, after a biopsy revealed that the lump on his left…
NCCS Announces New Elevate Ambassadors

NCCS Announces New Elevate Ambassadors Selected to Improve Survivorship In Their Communities

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is proud to announce the participants of the 2023 – 2024 Elevating Survivorship…
Graphic reading "2023 Ellen L. Stovall Award Winners | Patient Advocate Award: Phuong Gallagher | Health Care Professional Award: Mary S. McCabe, RN, MA | Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient Centered Cancer Care

NCCS to Recognize Phuong Gallagher and Mary McCabe, RN, with 2023 Ellen L. Stovall Award

NCCS is pleased to announce the 2023 winners of the Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care are Phuong…
NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Sanna Ali, MSN, CRNP

Championing Survivorship: Nurse Practitioner Sanna Ali’s Dedication to a Career in Cancer Survivorship

Sanna Ali is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing at The George Washington University. Sanna started…
Lisa Rice blog post

NCCS Board Member in STAT News Op-Ed: CMS must protect access to the ‘gold standard of breast reconstruction’

STAT News recently published an op-ed by NCCS Board Vice Chair Lisa D. T. Rice on the threat to access of DIEP flap breast reconstruction…
CCSA Re-Introduced

NCCS Applauds the Re-Introduction of the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA)

On Friday, Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) and Senators…
Sarah Cohn advocate spotlight

Arsenic and Advocacy: Sarah Cohn’s Experience with Rare Leukemia Spurs Action

Diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), Sarah Cohn's cancer diagnosis at the age of 30 took…
NCCS Letter to HHS

NCCS Urges CMS to Preserve Access to DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a public meeting, in which they sought input on its decision to…
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist update POST

Webinar – Survivorship at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center: Creating a Practical Workflow

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) hosted a Survivorship Champions webinar about survivorship care implementation,…
Sandra Finestone Advocate Spotlight Blog Banner

Sandra Finestone, PsyD: Be Bold and Don’t Hesitate – A 30-year Survivor’s Advice on Advocacy

Advocate Spotlight: Sandra Finestone, PsyD A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and life-changing, but for Sandra Finestone, it…

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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.

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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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