Dr. Julia Rowland Discusses the Importance of Psychosocial Care: Engagement and Dialogue
This post is part of our 20 Years Later blog series which examines progress in advancing the principles in the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability(Imperatives). The eleventh principle states that “Psychosocial research is integral to comprehensive cancer care and, as such, psychosocial outcome measures should be ...
WCOE: Deciding About Dying, Discourse Surrounding New Mammogram Guidelines, Biden’s Commitment to Helping People with Cancer, and Breast Cancer in Developing World
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: Deciding About Dying https://t.co/PvWH2UaBM2— NYTimes Well (@nytimeswell) October 22, 2015 We commend Vice President Biden for his commitment to helping people affected by cancer. https://t.co/anRZc6FlHx— NCCS - ...
NCCS Celebrates “Focus on the Care” Reception in Honor of Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman
Last night survivors, advocates, researchers, innovators, and friends gathered at our 2015 Focus on the Care reception in celebration of two honorees who have used their unique talents to help the millions of people affected by cancer. We are grateful for all who attended to show their support for Dr ...
Video Post: Dr. Keith Flaherty Discusses Genetics of Cancer, Targeted Therapies, and Clinical Trials
Dr. Keith T. Flaherty gave the keynote talk at our 2015 Spring Cancer Policy Roundtable where he addressed the issues of the genetics of cancer and personalization in cancer treatment. Dr. Flaherty later joined us to further discuss these topics and the need for understanding the biologic basis of an ...
WCOE: Sept. 29 Chat About Side Effects, Friends at the End of Life, (Mostly) Living With A Brain Tumor, and More
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Join us on Sept 29 at 2pm ET for a chat about #cancer side effects & symptoms. Use #CTalk. https://t.co/oix4S5ISms— NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) September 27, ...
WCOE: How Chemo is Given, PCORI Hosts Twitter Chat About Cancer Side Effects, “Good Cancer,” How Mammography is Both Helping and Hurting, and Lung Cancer Incidence Increases in Never-Smokers
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. How is chemotherapy given? In many different ways, as we explain: https://t.co/vqUOL5PBtc pic.twitter.com/tS2Xn8fiwe— National Cancer Institute (@theNCI) September 9, 2015 Sept 29 at 2pm ET: join our Twitter chat about ...
WCOE: Patients’ Need to Be Advised, Confidence in Cost Communication, Compassion, and NCCS CEO Weighs in on CMS’ Oncology Care Model
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: Patients on Our Own https://t.co/STkNQmCd2C SUsan Gubar's latest post via @nytimeswell— NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) May 22, 2015 ASCO Updates Its Templates for Disease-Specific #Survivorship ...
WCOE: NPR Series Leading to “Emperor of All Maladies,” Clinical Trials, and the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: Clinical Trials Looking for Patients https://t.co/sfZ0epUeme— NYTimes Well (@nytimeswell) March 26, 2015 Via @nprnews: "Professional Patient" Dixie Josephson has been going through treatment for #ovariancancer for 15 yrs https://t.co/c5ToN8gabv— ...
President Obama Announces New Precision Medicine Initiative
I was honored to represent NCCS along with leaders in the health care community at the White House on Friday when President Obama announced his new Precision Medicine Initiative. Introducing the President was 19-year-old Harvard Student Elana Simon, who researched her own liver cancer and helped identify the genetic cause ...
NCCS Joins Colleagues in Submitting Comments to NIH on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research
Today, NCCS joined colleagues in the cancer community in submitting comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the Draft NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research. We commend the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for taking this step to reduce duplication ...
