Tag Archive for: care planning

Webinar – Survivorship at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center: Creating a Practical Workflow

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) hosted a Survivorship Champions webinar about survivorship care implementation, “Survivorship at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center: Creating a Practical Workflow.” In this webinar, Dr. Stacy Wentworth and Jill Hyson, MSN, NP-C discuss survivorship care as a critical component of a patient’s cancer journey. The presenters […]

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NCCS Celebrates Launch of Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

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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 will lead the legislation in […]

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Amanda Helms: Care Planning, Mental Health, and Palliative Care are Essential to Quality Cancer Care

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Amanda Helms was enjoying a bubble bath while reading a book when she looked down and noticed a lump on the side of her breast in January of 2020. She had a bad feeling about it instantly, even though she had no family history or risk factors. She went to her family doctor who referred […]

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Webinar – Exercise Is Medicine in Oncology: Implementation Based on Solid Evidence

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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 chronic diseases. Dr. Schmitz is […]

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Kara Kenan: Helping Others is the Greatest Reward of Advocacy

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“Nobody wins afraid of losing” rings true for Kara Kenan, a breast cancer survivor. It’s her favorite line from Chris Stapleton’s song, “Starting Over,” which, for her, is symbolic of overcoming the fear of a cancer diagnosis and coming out on the other side. Kara recognizes that winning looks different for every survivor. While it […]

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Webinar – Care and Career Support: From Health Systems to Employers

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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, DPS, MPH, MS, NCCS CPAT […]

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Bethany Ross: Advocating for Quality Cancer Care Through Storytelling

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Advocate Spotlight July 2022 – Bethany Ross Bethany Ross is a four-year neuroendocrine cancer survivor, or “cancer badass,” as she prefers to be called. She attended NCCS’s in-person Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium for the first time in June as a CPAT steering committee member. “It was amazing. I’ve been talking to these […]

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NCCS Reacts to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision and Potential Impact on Access to Quality Cancer Care

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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 care. Read NCCS’s statement below. […]

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Wenora Johnson: The Art of Caregiving: Connection and Kindness

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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 and treatment for stage 4 […]

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Webinar – Beyond the Checkbox: Delivering Meaningful Cancer Survivorship Care in a Community Setting

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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 […]

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