Webinar: Survivorship Needs for People Living with Advanced and Metastatic Cancers
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 ...
Erin McGee Ferrell: The Art of Cancer Advocacy
Advocate Spotlight May 2022 - Erin McGee Ferrell Erin McGee Ferrell’s cancer was discovered during a traditional ceremony in a small Ecuadorian town along the Amazon River. She’d been traveling as an independent artist for five weeks, researching natural paints and pigments from Amazonian plants and minerals. Although she felt ...
Brad Power: The Power of Innovation in Cancer Advocacy
Advocate Spotlight April 2022 - Brad Power Brad Power was a process innovation researcher and consultant with more than 35 years of experience, as well as an author of more than 75 articles for the Harvard Business Review, when he was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2018. After successfully completing a standard ...
Jean Di Carlo-Wagner: Don’t be Embarrassed to Death
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, ...
Roberta Albany: On a Mission to Educate the Black and Brown Cancer Communities
“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 ...
NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Rebecca Esparza
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 ...
NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Liza Fues
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 ...
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
(Silver Spring, MD) – The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) presented the 6th annual Ellen L. Stovall Awards for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care on Wednesday, November 17, to Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, and Kimberly D. Richardson. “Each year, we honor Ellen’s legacy of pioneering innovative, patient-centered cancer ...
NCCS Welcomes New Team Members
NCCS is pleased to announce four new staff members who recently have joined our organization. They bring essential skills and experiences in public policy, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. Each has a deep personal connection to NCCS' mission. They join the dedicated NCCS team in support of our critically important work ...
NCCS to Recognize Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN and Kimberly D. Richardson with 2021 Ellen L. Stovall Award
NCCS is pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care are Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, and Kimberly D. Richardson. They will be recognized at the 2021 Ellen L. Stovall Award Reception on Wednesday, November 17. The Stovall Award is ...
