20 Years Later – NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

20 Years Later Series Wrap-Up: Julia Rowland Shares a History of the Imperatives and the Current Challenges in Survivorship

This post is part of our 20 Years Later blog series which examines progress in advancing the principles in the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives). The Twelfth Principle states, “Cancer survivors, health care providers and other key constituency groups must work together to increase public awareness; educate consumers, professionals, and […]

Guest Video: Meghan Gutierrez of LRF Discusses Progress in Lymphoma Treatment and Advocacy

December 27, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog NCCS News /by actualize

This post is part of our 20 Years Later blog series which examines progress in advancing the principles in the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives). The Twelfth Principle states, “Cancer survivors, health care providers and other key constituency groups must work together to increase public awareness; educate consumers, professionals, and […]

Dr. Julia Rowland Discusses the Importance of Psychosocial Care: Engagement and Dialogue

November 22, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Care Planning, Clinical Trials, Quality Cancer Care, Quality Measurement, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

This post is part of our 20 Years Later blog series which examines progress in advancing the principles in the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability(Imperatives). The eleventh principle states that “Psychosocial research is integral to comprehensive cancer care and, as such, psychosocial outcome measures should be included in all future clinical […]

Guest Post by Diane Blum: Developing the Systems to Meet the Psychosocial Needs as Part of Comprehensive Cancer Care

October 30, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Clinical Guidelines, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

Twenty years later, the 10th principle of the NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives), is as critical and significant as it was in 1995. When it was written, it followed years of psychosocial research that demonstrated that cancer created an emotional crisis for patients and families. It […]

Guest Post by Elizabeth J. Clark: Self-Advocacy is Critical to Quality Cancer Care

October 29, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

In the past twenty years, many advances have been made in ensuring quality cancer care for persons living with cancer. Individuals now have better treatments, more options, more cures, and longer periods when they are cancer-free or in remission. Enhanced insurance coverage, especially the passage of the Affordable Care Act, has contributed to innovative programming in survivorship and […]

Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Tenth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

October 21, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Psychosocial Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

This month, as part of our 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the tenth principle of the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives). The tenth principle states that “The provision of psychosocial services must be safeguarded and promoted. Persons diagnosed with cancer should receive psychosocial […]

Guest Post by Dr. Patricia Ganz: What Cancer Patients and Their Families Can Do to Coordinate Post-Treatment Care

September 30, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Clinical Guidelines, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

Twenty years later, the 9th Principle of the NCCS Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care could not be more relevant. Increasingly, patients are required to take more responsibility for their health, using knowledge and self-monitoring tools that have become an essential part of medical care, such as monitoring of blood pressure, physical activity, and weight-—to name […]

Caring for Cancer Survivors: A Primary Care Physician’s Perspective on the Last Twenty Years and the Road Ahead

September 29, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

Over the past twenty years, the number of cancer survivors has grown substantially. Survivors are also living longer, getting older, and have numerous medical conditions that require attention. While survivors typically receive general medical care in primary care settings, the role of primary care providers (PCPs) in the long-term follow up of survivorship needs is […]

Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Ninth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

September 28, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

As part of our 20 Years Later blog series which examines progress in advancing the principles in the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives), this month we will look at the ninth principle of Imperatives: “The responsibility for appropriate long-term medical care must be shared by cancer survivors, […]

Guest Post by Dr. Melissa Hudson: How Has the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Informed the Care of Children With Cancer?

August 31, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog NCCS News /by actualize

Progress in survival for childhood malignancies is tempered by the sequelae of the cancer and its treatment. Compelling evidence supports that childhood cancer survivors are a highly vulnerable group with a substantial risk of adverse health-related and quality-of-life outcomes resulting from their curative cancer therapy, broadly called “late effects”. Observational studies of survivor health outcomes […]

Posts

20 Years Later Series Wrap-Up: Julia Rowland Shares a History of the Imperatives and the Current Challenges in Survivorship

Guest Video: Meghan Gutierrez of LRF Discusses Progress in Lymphoma Treatment and Advocacy

Dr. Julia Rowland Discusses the Importance of Psychosocial Care: Engagement and Dialogue

Guest Post by Diane Blum: Developing the Systems to Meet the Psychosocial Needs as Part of Comprehensive Cancer Care

Guest Post by Elizabeth J. Clark: Self-Advocacy is Critical to Quality Cancer Care

Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Tenth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

Guest Post by Dr. Patricia Ganz: What Cancer Patients and Their Families Can Do to Coordinate Post-Treatment Care

Caring for Cancer Survivors: A Primary Care Physician’s Perspective on the Last Twenty Years and the Road Ahead

Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Ninth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

Guest Post by Dr. Melissa Hudson: How Has the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Informed the Care of Children With Cancer?

NCCS, Cancer Groups Urge CMS to Withdraw Most Favored Nation (MFN) Medicare Part B Rule That Will Harm Patients and Reduce Access to Care

NCCS Letter to HHS: Proposed Regulatory Review Rule Would Create Unnecessary Uncertainty for Patients

NCCS Opposes Most Favored Nation (MFN) Rule: New Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model Will Harm Patients

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