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Quality Cancer Care

Our mission is to advocate for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer, but what exactly is “quality cancer care,” and why is it essential for patients and the health care system? The National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) and others have worked to define quality cancer care. NCCS has represented patient perspectives in these efforts and played a leadership role in building the evidence base for quality cancer care.

NCCS believes that cancer patients should have access to:

  • Care that adheres to evidence-based guidelines;
  • Comprehensive cancer care that assures treatment of the symptoms and side effects of cancer and cancer treatment;
  • Coordinated care with strong communication among all providers and the patient;
  • A written care plan detailing all elements of cancer care;
  • Care in a clinical trial, if it represents a potential treatment option;
  • Shared decision-making, including honest discussion about prognosis, the intent of therapy and the patient’s values and preferences regarding care;
  • Support for psychosocial needs;
  • Palliative care throughout the course of treatment, from diagnosis through end of life;
  • End-of-life care, including but not limited to hospice care;
  • Post-treatment survivorship care, including a survivorship care plan with a treatment summary and personalized recommendations for monitoring and follow-up care.
  • Robust health information systems that support and improve all other aspects of quality cancer care.

Ensuring quality cancer care is complex, and there are many areas for improvement and policy action. An important gap is in treatment decision-making and coordination of the multiple facets of cancer care. To address this gap, NCCS advocates to ensure that every cancer patient has access to cancer care planning and coordination. These services provide cancer patients information to make informed decisions about treatments, encourage collaboration among the multi-disciplinary cancer care providers, and facilitate transitions from active treatment to survivorship.

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NCCS Joins Coalition in Challenging ‘Junk’ Insurance Plans

February 1, 2022
NCCS joined with other members of the Partnership to Protect Coverage coalition in sending a letter to the Departments of Health and…
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NCCS Announces New Appointment of Four Board Members

January 27, 2022
Silver Spring, MD – The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is pleased to announce four new officers of its Board of…
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Rebecca Esparza NCCS Advocate Spotlight

NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Rebecca Esparza

January 5, 2022
Advocate Spotlight January 2022 | Rebecca Esparza In August of 2001, 30-year-old Rebecca Esparza noticed her clothes weren’t fitting…
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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Liza Fues

December 1, 2021
Advocate Spotlight December 2021 | Liza Fues Liza Fues was 25 years old and a new resident of Dallas, TX, when she discovered…
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2021 Stovall Awardees

NCCS Presents 6th Annual Ellen L. Stovall Award to Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, and Kimberly D. Richardson for Their Innovation and Dedication to Cancer Survivors

November 18, 2021
(Silver Spring, MD) – The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) presented the 6th annual Ellen L. Stovall Awards for…
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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Stef Gayhart

November 3, 2021
Advocate Spotlight November 2021 | Stef Gayhart Stef Gayhart was building a life for herself and her son, when she was blindsided…
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Why Cancer Patients and Caregivers Need Paid Leave

October 14, 2021
It is critical that cancer patients and their caregivers have access to paid time away from work when receiving treatment or caring…
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NCCS Pushes for Inclusion of Critical Health Care Provisions in Reconciliation Package

October 13, 2021
NCCS joined with other advocacy groups in sending letters to congressional leadership supporting the inclusion of several critical…
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Kara Kenan: Helping Others is the Greatest Reward of Advocacy

August 3, 2022
“Nobody wins afraid of losing” rings true for Kara Kenan, a breast cancer survivor. It’s her favorite line from Chris Stapleton’s…
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Webinar – Care and Career Support: From Health Systems to Employers

August 3, 2022
NCCS hosted a webinar about the unique demands of caregiving in cancer and strategies that employers and health systems might engage…
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Bethany Ross: Advocating for Quality Cancer Care Through Storytelling

July 7, 2022
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Harmar Brereton, MD

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Northeast Regional Cancer Institute

 

“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”

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