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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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Treating the Whole Person: Understanding and Gaining Access to Palliative Care

As part of our 20 Years Later blog series, NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso discusses the difference between palliative and end-of-life…
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WCOE: New CMS Oncology Care Model Offers Hope, End of Life Planning, and ACA Questions Answered

https://twitter.com/sfuldnasso/status/566244792531972096 https://twitter.com/CancerAdvocacy/status/565963352724484096 https://…
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The New Medicare Oncology Care Model Will Improve Quality of Care for Cancer Patients

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) applauds the release by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
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Being Mortal Is Far From Being Morbid: Responding to FRONTLINE’s Profile of Surgeon Atul Gawande and End of Life Care

On public television stations nationwide, the award-winning FRONTLINE series aired a program on February 10th based on the work…
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Revisiting the Second Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care—Treating the Whole Person

This month, as part of the 20 Years Later series, we are revisiting the second principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care:…
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WCOE: Obama takes on Precision Medicine, Palliative Care ≠ Hospice, Quantity and Quality of Life, CLRC News, Medicare Payment Reform, and Breast Cancer Patient Communication

https://twitter.com/whitehouseostp/status/561191600802758656 https://twitter.com/sfuldnasso/status/561165207352143872 https://…
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Announcing a New Blog Series: “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care” 20 Years Later

Read posts from the new blog series: "The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care" 20 Years Later In 1995, NCCS published Imperatives…
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WCOE: New IOM Report, Control Issues, Tempting Treatment Options, and Patients ‘Right to Try’ New Drugs

https://twitter.com/theIOM/status/555428756106805249 https://twitter.com/CancerAdvocacy/status/555477303653044224 https://twit…
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WCOE: FDA News, Medical Debt, the ACA, and Honoring Jessie Gruman

https://twitter.com/ElaineSchattner/status/553203989940928512 https://twitter.com/KaiserFamFound/status/553214546643808256 htt…
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WCOE: Cost of Cancer Care, Adopting a Shorter Course of Treatment for Some Breast Cancer Patients, and Lung Cancer Screening

In “The Punishing Cost of Cancer Care,” Dr. Mikkael Sekeres describes the difficult conversations he has with patients regarding…

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