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Making sense of cancer screening updates

December 21, 2011

As experts alter course on guidelines for cancer screenings such as mammograms and the prostate-specific antigen test, the general…

HHS to give states more flexibility to implement health reform

December 16, 2011

The Department of Health and Human Services today released a bulletin outlining proposed policies that will give states more flexibility…

Manufacturing problems responsible for shortages of cancer drugs, says Government Accountability Office

December 16, 2011

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its report on the state of shortages for cancer drugs and other conditions…

Drug scarcity’s dire cost, and some ways to cope

December 14, 2011

When Jenny Morrill, who has been battling ovarian cancer since 2007, went to the hospital for her scheduled chemotherapy treatment…

When care is worth it, even if end is death

December 14, 2011

An essay by Peter Bach, M.D. Twenty years ago, I helped save a man’s life. I met him in the emergency room of the hospital, just…

Status as a grandfathered health plan

August 16, 2010

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act NCCS endorsed Cancer Leadership Council comments The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Department…

Dependent coverage of children to age 26

August 11, 2010

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence…

Cancer ‘always in the back of my mind’ for 3-time survivor

July 14, 2010

NCCS volunteer and Super Advocate, Jasan Zimmerman, is featured in a CNN Health article about childhood cancer survivors. The article…

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Faith, Family, and the Power of Saying Yes: Daria Ross on Turning Survivorship Into Action

February 26, 2026

Meet Daria Ross: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate whose work focuses on patient education, community-centered advocacy, and turning lived experience into policy change.

Research Made Survival Possible: Brandon Hertzendorf on Turning Experience into Advocacy

January 22, 2026

Brandon Hertzendorf’s path to advocacy sits at the intersection of lived experience, research, and a deep belief that cancer care can and must be better. Born and raised in South Florida, Brandon describes his childhood as fairly typical. That changed during high school [...]

The Meaning We Make: Laurel Braitman’s Path from Co-Survivor to Advocate

November 19, 2025

Advocate Spotlight: Laurel Braitman Laurel Braitman has spent her life at the intersection of story, healing, and human connection.…

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