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NCCS Comments on CMS’s Proposed Revisions to the 2017 Physician Fee Schedule

September 7, 2016

NCCS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed revisions to the 2017 Physician Fee…

NCCS Comments on the FDA’s PDUFA Proposed Commitment Letter

August 22, 2016

NCCS submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the letter representing the agreement between FDA and regulated industry on goals for the re-authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA VI). NCCS participated in the PDUFA stakeholder meetings held over the last year, and we support the role [...]

Highlights from the 2016 CPAT Symposium and Hill Day

August 11, 2016

In June, over 50 patient advocates gathered in Washington, D.C. to take part in the NCCS 2016 Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT)…

Guest Post: For the Love of a Friend

August 9, 2016

My dear friend Avery[1], a woman I’ve known since we were 10 years old (in 5th grade together) was diagnosed with inflammatory…

Guest Blog: Example of a Case Impacted by the Help-Hurt Tool

July 13, 2016

Ms. M is an 81-year-old woman with Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. She had remained in great health until her recent diagnosis, after…

Guest Blog: Improving How Doctors and Patients Have Difficult Conversations

July 13, 2016

Having cancer is terrifying. Period. Often, well-intended doctors find themselves unable to mitigate this panic. As humans we are…

NCCS Comments on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Proposed Rule

June 30, 2016

NCCS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule on the Medicare Access and CHIP…

NCCS Joins Letter to Reagan-Udall Foundation Regarding the Expanded Access Navigator Program

June 21, 2016

NCCS joined with patient advocacy organizations in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting comments to the Reagan-Udall Foundation…

Cancer Nation Applauds the Introduction of the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

May 14, 2026

Washington, DC, May 14, 2026 – Cancer Nation applauds the introduction of the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act,…

Introducing The Cancer Nation Leadership Academy

April 21, 2026

Elevating Survivorship is now the Cancer Nation Leadership Academy. We're changing the name — and expanding the mission. This…

Outliving the Odds, Rewriting the Path: Tom Warren’s Story of Survivorship and Advocacy

April 9, 2026

Meet Tom Warren. Six years after a rare cancer diagnosis he was never expected to survive, Tom is redefining what it means to live with and beyond cancer; navigating lasting side effects, loss of identity, and a new path forward through advocacy.

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