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actualizedevs2018-06-08 17:36:052018-06-08 17:36:05Health Care Roundup: DOJ Won’t Defend ACA Provisions in Court, Health Care’s Role in 2018 Midterms, and MoreQuality 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. Cancer Nation has represented patient perspectives in these efforts and played a leadership role in building the evidence base for quality cancer care.
Cancer Nation 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, Cancer Nation 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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actualizedevs2018-06-01 16:08:072018-06-01 16:08:07Health Care Roundup: Virginia to Expand Medicaid, Colorectal Screening Guidelines, How the ‘Bewildering’ Health Insurance Industry Works, and More
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actualizedevs2018-05-25 16:22:532020-12-01 10:51:13NCCS Statement on the Passage of the STAR Childhood Cancer Act and the Right to Try Act
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actualizedevs2018-05-25 15:00:142020-10-21 09:19:28Health Care Roundup: 2018 Cancer Status Report; Childhood Cancer STAR Act Passes; “When a Rural Hospital Shuts Down;” and More
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actualizedevs2018-05-22 16:40:292020-10-21 09:21:08NCCS Joins Cancer Leadership Council to Oppose Right to Try Legislation in the House
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actualizedevs2018-05-18 13:48:582018-05-18 13:48:58Health Care Roundup: Drug Pricing Plan, 2019 Premium Increases, Short-Term Plans, Medicare Mulls Covering Gene Therapies, and More
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actualizedevs2018-05-11 15:32:302018-05-11 15:32:30Cancer Policy News Roundup: Proposed Cuts to CHIP, Association Health Plans in Farm Bill, Prescribing Exercise for Cancer Patients, and More
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actualizedevs2018-05-04 17:28:352018-05-04 17:28:35What Caught Our Eye: ACA Auto-Enrollment; Lack of Care Plan Implementation; Second Opinions; ‘Cancer’s New Superheroes’; More
