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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 [...]
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When Treating Cancer Is Not an Option

When my husband learned he had advanced lung cancer, he didn’t even want to speak to an oncologist about chemotherapy. He saw no…
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NCCS receives Cardinal Health Foundation grant to improve patient safety

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship was selected by the Cardinal Health Foundation as one of 42 grant recipients to fund…
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NCCS sponsors IOM study to demographic issues in quality of cancer care

NCCS, along with 11 other organizations sponsored an Institute of Medicine (IOM) consensus study: Improving the Quality of Cancer…
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NCCS participates in roundtable meeting to discuss future of Health IT

NCCS was recently invited to participate in a roundtable discussion on the potential role of Health Information Technology in cancer…
Plans for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care

ASCO Announces CancerLinQ, an Initiative to Transform Cancer Care

ASCO is embarking on CancerLinQ, a multi-phase initiative that promises to change the way cancer is understood and treated.  This…
Band-aids for the health law

There’s a medical app for that—or not

Mobile software is part of the most important movement in health care. Will government regulators suffocate it? Even the most ideologically…
Band-aids for the health law

Focus on quality of life may cut health-care costs

A new focus on patient well being and quality-of-life issues could improve health-care outcomes and reduce costs, as WSJ explains in…
The challenges facing young people with cancer

The challenges facing young people with cancer

Being diagnosed with cancer at any age is a terrifying thing, but for young people, a cancer diagnosis can mean falling into a unique…
Plans for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care

Beating the odds

I have to admit it. Even today, I find interpreting statistics for patients very difficult; not because I don't understand the concept…
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Sebelius says leukemia-drug shortage will be resolved within two weeks

Federal health officials said there will be enough supply of a children’s leukemia drug released in the next couple of weeks to alleviate…

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Survivorship Champions is a program for all clinicians and researchers, both oncology and primary care, who are interested in improving survivorship care and primary care’s role in caring for cancer survivors.

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The NCCS Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) is a program for survivors and caregivers to learn about pressing policy issues that affect quality cancer care in order to be engaged as advocates in public policy around the needs of cancer survivors.

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