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Coronavirus and Cancer Resources for Survivors

Cancer survivors have expressed concerns and questions about COVID-19, the coronavirus, and how they may be at higher risk due to their cancer history. Here are some resources about COVID-19 generally, and its impact for cancer survivors specifically. NCCS is seeking answers from public health experts on the coronavirus and its impact on cancer patients and survivors. Please leave a comment [...]
20years

Guest Post by Amy Abernethy of Flatiron Health: Long-Term Medical Data Collection Improves Care Quality, Outcomes

I once had a patient named Janet. Janet was a curly redhead emergency department nurse. She was vibrant, sweet, and vivacious,…
20years

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

Over the course of 2015, NCCS and a diverse group of guest contributors will revisit the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care as published…
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Guest Post: Developing Clinical Solutions to Improve Survivorship Care: The Value of Partnership

We are living in an exciting and dynamic time for cancer care, witnessing not only tremendous innovations in treatment that have…
20years

Guest Post: Oncologist and Cancer Survivor Greg Aune Talks Multi-Disciplinary Care

The seventh principle in the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Long-term survivors should have access to specialized follow-up…
20years

Cancer Survivorship: You’re Never Really Done

When the Imperatives of Quality Cancer Care were written by NCCS 20 years ago, one principle of quality care stated that, “Long-term…
20years

Guest Video: Mary McCabe Discusses Survivorship Care Planning and the Delivery of Coordinated Care

At the NCCS Cancer Policy Advocate Training (CPAT) held in Washington, DC from June 24-25, Mary McCabe, RN, MN spoke to patient advocates…
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Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Seventh Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

The seventh principle in the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Long-term survivors should have access to specialized follow-up…
20years

Navigating Cancer Survivorship Without a Net: How Far Have We Come and Where Are We Headed?

Diagnosed, in 1994, with stage three testicular cancer with metastases to several lymph nodes and both lungs followed by an unrelated…
20years

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor Dr. Greg Aune Discusses Issues in Long-Term Survivorship Care

At age 16, Greg Aune was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and was successfully cured of his disease after undergoing one year…
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Guest Post: “Coughing and Spluttering” — NCCS Co-Founder Susie Leigh Writes About Improving Care for Long-Term Survivors

The sixth principle of the Imperatives states, “People with histories of cancer have the right to continued medical follow-up with…

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