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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 [...]
Plans for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Plans for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care

In a statement published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on January 7, 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)…
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Better, if Not Cheaper, Care

IT is conventional wisdom that end-of-life care is an increasingly huge proportion of health care spending. I’ve often heard it said…
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Shared Decision Making to Improve Care and Reduce Costs

In a New England Journal of Medicine January 3, 2013 article, Emily Oshima Lee and Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel discuss the potential for…
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New England Journal of Medicine Article — The Impact of Drug Shortages on Children with Cancer

The December 27, 2012, New England Journal of Medicine includes an important research article on the impact of drug shortages on children…
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NCCS Files Comments on Proposed Rule Setting Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Re:…
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Cancer Leadership Council Comments on Essential Health Benefits

On December 26, 2012 the Cancer Leadership Council, a patient-centered forum of national advocacy organizations addressing public…
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Cancer Patients Should Be Wary of Needless Tests and Treatments

When the diagnosis is cancer, many people understandably want to pull out all the stops to treat it. But some tests, treatments and…
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Department of Health and Human Services Releases Proposed Rules for Affordable Care Act, NCCS to Analyze

On Tuesday, November 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services released proposed rules on several key elements of the Affordable…
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When Treating Cancer Is Not an Option

When my husband learned he had advanced lung cancer, he didn’t even want to speak to an oncologist about chemotherapy. He saw no…
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Some cancers under-represented in survivorship research, study finds

A recent study from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center found that certain cancer types are disproportionately under-represented…

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Link to: Survivorship Champions

Become a Survivorship Champion

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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Link to: Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT)

Join CPAT

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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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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