WASHINGTON, DC, April 3, 2023 – Advocates for individuals in need of breast reconstruction surgery delivered a letter and petition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today, urging them to reinstate a procedure code that is essential for access to deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast ...

This week, NCCS joined with more than 30 patient advocacy organizations as part of the Partnership to Protect Coverage to urge President Biden and Congress to support and protect the Medicaid program during any upcoming fiscal discussions. The letter calls on the White House and Congress to reject changes to ...

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship recently joined the Community Breast Reconstruction Alliance (CBRA), a group of patient advocacy organizations and health care providers who are working together to advocate for access to deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction surgery. Patient education regarding breast reconstruction includes a review ...

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), a champion for cancer survivors and a survivor herself, held a press conference today to introduce the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA), new comprehensive survivorship legislation that will directly benefit cancer survivors. She was joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who ...

NCCS joined with other member organizations of the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in a letter urging Congress to include several key provisions in an end-of-year legislative package. In the letter, NCCS and 14 other cancer organizations, representing cancer patients, health care professionals, researchers, and caregivers, stressed that action on these ...

The NCCS community is mourning the loss of Lori Wilson, MD, FACS. Dr. Wilson was a skilled oncology surgeon, a passionate educator, and a dedicated mother. She was also living with metastatic breast cancer and was a voice for cultural humility in healthcare. She weaved her lived experience into her ...

NCCS hosted a webinar featuring Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, a leading researcher in exercise oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Schmitz's research focuses on people living with and beyond cancer and investigates the role exercise in improving physiologic and psychosocial outcomes including symptoms, treatment tolerance, and other ...

NCCS hosted a webinar about the unique demands of caregiving in cancer and strategies that employers and health systems might engage to support caregivers. Webinar Speakers Margaret L. Longacre, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair of Public Health, Arcadia University Michele Cygan, Director of Compensation and Benefits, Arcadia University Christina Sisti, ...

Last week, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, thus eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. In response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, various patient advocacy organizations, cancer centers, and professional societies issued statements expressing concerns for the future of cancer ...

Advocate Spotlight June 2022 - Wenora Johnson “One of the most important lessons I’ve learned as a caregiver is that the smallest act of kindness means so much to a person who’s not able to do for themselves,” says Wenora Johnson, who has cared for her brother throughout his diagnosis ...