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“Making Cancer Drugs Less Expensive” Linking Clinical Value to Price
In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Hagop Kantarjian, Leonard Zwelling, and Tito Fojo offer a perspective on cancer drug prices…

Cancer Leadership Council Submits Comments on the Proposed Rule on Medicaid Cost-Sharing and Other Issues
NCCS joined colleagues in the cancer advocacy community in submitting comments regarding proposed standards for the expanded Medicaid…

NCCS Resources Included in eHealth Initiative’s Health IT Cancer Resource Guide
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is pleased to announce that the eHealth Initiative has included three of NCCS's patient…

NIH study finds increases in risk of certain leukemias related to treatment
On February 14, 2013, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced research that found that adults treated with chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s…

Do Oncologists Lie to Their Patients About Their Prognoses?
In a blog in Forbes, Peter Ubel asks, “Do Oncologists Lie to Their Patients About Their Prognoses?” Ubel shares a case study in…

JAMA Study on End-of-Life Care Shows Increase in Hospice Use and Aggressive Care
A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined changes in end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries…

States Need “Navigators” for Insurance Exchanges — Difficult Task Ahead
The Washington Post reports on the daunting task of enrolling 30 million Americans through the health insurance exchanges that will…