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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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What effects the health care law has had and what’s to come

Two years after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, some provisions have taken effect, while others…
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Under the Affordable Care Act, 105 million Americans no longer face lifetime limits on health benefits

The Affordable Care Act prohibits health plans from imposing a lifetime dollar limit on most benefits received by Americans in any…
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CMS offers new guidance to help lower income Americans obtain affordable, comprehensive coverage

On March 16, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to help states make it easier for millions…
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HHS reaches important milestone for cancer survivors, consumers and small businesses seeking comprehensive and affordable health insurance coverage

On March 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule governing the health insurance “exchanges.”…
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CBO report says healthcare law could cause as many as 20M to lose coverage

As many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-provided coverage because of President Obama's healthcare reform law, the…
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NCCS and CLC Comments on PCORI research priorities

Joe Selby, M.D., M.P.H Executive Director Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re: Draft National Priorities for Research…
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Beating the odds

I have to admit it. Even today, I find interpreting statistics for patients very difficult; not because I don't understand the concept…
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Survival at a cost: common cancer treatment carries huge risks

While the number of cancer survivors has tripled since the 1970s and continues to grow decades later, the cost of that survival for…
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Chemotherapy can impair cognition more than two decades later

More than 20 years after treatment, breast cancer patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy exhibited cognitive deficits compared…
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FDA approves new suppliers for hard-to-find cancer drugs

New supplies of two currently hard-to-find cancer drugs are on the way, according to the FDA. As Dow Jones Newswires reports, the…

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