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Dr. Crystal Labbato joined NCCS to deliver a presentation about providing an effective model of cancer survivorship care in a community setting. Dr. Labbato is the Survivorship Program Coordinator for Baptist Health Louisville and LaGrange hospitals in Kentucky. Nearly 17 years since the Institute of Medicine released their landmark report, “From Cancer Patient to Cancer […]
Dr. Michelle Mollica, Senior Advisor at the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Office of Cancer Survivorship, joined NCCS to discuss NCI’s recent efforts focused on understanding and addressing the survivorship needs for the growing population of survivors who are living with advanced and metastatic cancers. Bethany Ross, CPAT Steering Committee Member and Advocate, also participated in […]
Pam DeGuzman, PhD, RN, joined NCCS to discuss the development and evaluation of Comprehensive Assistance: Rural Interventions, Nursing and Guidance (CARING), a nurse-led intervention aimed at reducing disparities in quality of life for rural cancer survivors. During active treatment, rural survivors may forgo supportive care interventions to prioritize and consolidate medical visits into one day, […]
In March of 2003, Jean Di Carlo-Wagner listened to a public service announcement by Katie Couric, in which she discussed the symptoms of colon cancer. It was then that Jean knew she had cancer. After two years of bowel changes, fatigue, reflux, pain in her gut, weight changes, night sweats, and bloating, Jean’s doctor ordered […]
“I’m beautiful. I’m blessed, I’m loved, and I’m strong. I’m grateful. I’m victorious. I am a warrior. I am a survivor – but, more importantly, I am enough in Jesus’ name. Amen,” Roberta Albany says when she’s feeling down, depressed, or not like her confident self before her breast cancer diagnosis. Roberta describes the nine […]
Advocate Spotlight January 2022 | Rebecca Esparza In August of 2001, 30-year-old Rebecca Esparza noticed her clothes weren’t fitting the way they should. Although she was an avid fan of step aerobics and running, her stomach seemed to be consistently bloated. By September, Rebecca felt the need to make an appointment with her gynecologist, even […]
Advocate Spotlight December 2021 | Liza Fues Liza Fues was 25 years old and a new resident of Dallas, TX, when she discovered a lump in her breast in 1985. Her gynecologist immediately referred her to a breast surgeon, who proceeded with a biopsy. Because Liza was young with no family history of cancer, everyone […]
NCCS joined with other advocacy groups in sending letters to congressional leadership supporting the inclusion of several critical provisions in the reconciliation bill that Congress is currently negotiating. Specifically, NCCS expressed support for provisions that would permanently close the Medicaid coverage gap, make the enhanced advance premium tax credits (APTCs) included in the American Rescue […]
NCCS submitted comments to the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2022, the annual rule governing core provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the operation of the marketplaces, standards for […]
NCCS joined the Partnership to Protect Coverage coalition in a letter urging Congress to pass legislation to address affordable health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs, expand Medicaid, and limit junk insurance plans. The letter was sent to Congressional leaders in both the House and Senate, and the White House and concludes by stating that the coalition […]
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