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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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NCCS Joins Colleagues in Submitting Comments to HHS Regarding Proposed Rule on Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016

In late December 2014, NCCS joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council in submitting comments to the Department of Health and…
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NCCS Joins Colleagues in Submitting Comments to National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Model Act

Last week, NCCS joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting comments to the National Association of Insurance…
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WCOE: New IOM Report, Control Issues, Tempting Treatment Options, and Patients ‘Right to Try’ New Drugs

https://twitter.com/theIOM/status/555428756106805249 https://twitter.com/CancerAdvocacy/status/555477303653044224 https://twit…
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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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We’re Going Digital: Last Week to Order Cancer Survival Toolbox – Blood Cancer Programs in Audio CD

TIME’S RUNNING OUT: Cancer Survival Toolbox – Blood Cancer Programs – Free Shipping on Bulk Audio CD Orders The National Coalition…

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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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