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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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Making sense of cancer screening updates

As experts alter course on guidelines for cancer screenings such as mammograms and the prostate-specific antigen test, the general…
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Drug scarcity’s dire cost, and some ways to cope

When Jenny Morrill, who has been battling ovarian cancer since 2007, went to the hospital for her scheduled chemotherapy treatment…
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When care is worth it, even if end is death

An essay by Peter Bach, M.D. Twenty years ago, I helped save a man’s life. I met him in the emergency room of the hospital, just…

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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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