The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they are postponing the release of their Hospital Compare Star Ratings. This is an unfortunate delay, as these ratings will serve as a valuable tool for cancer survivors and their families to have the information necessary to make informed decisions ...

In 1983, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was in college at the time and flew home to be by her side when she awoke from a radical mastectomy. My mother was fearless in the face of a disease that few spoke about outside of very private spaces ...

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. ASCO Announces Creation of Ellen L. Stovall Award @canceradvocacy https://t.co/fRA0EncZHj #SurvOnc16— NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) January 15, 2016 Mary McCabe, RN, MA ends presentation with future ...

Earlier this year, Dr. Fred Smith participated in a National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Cancer Policy Roundtable panel addressing the question of whether new cancer care payment systems foster the delivery of the right treatment at the right time. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: I'm Fred Smith, I'm a practicing medical oncologist in ...

Last week we celebrated two individuals how have made cancer care better for survivors and their families—Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman. We were joined by survivors, advocates, researchers, innovators, and friends at our 2015 Focus on the Care reception in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. In addition ...

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 - ...

This month, as part of our 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the tenth principle of the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives). The tenth principle states that “The provision of psychosocial services must be safeguarded and promoted. Persons diagnosed ...

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. It's finally here! We're @DempChallenge w @CancerAdvocacy @CancerSupportCM @PreventCancer @PatrickDempsey! It's going to be a great #Maine!— BreakawayfromCancer (@BreakawayCancer) October 16, 2015 https://twitter.com/NikiBarrPhD/status/655062042769006592 Dr Diane Portman on Integrating Palliative Care ...

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a non-profit organization, created by an alliance of 26 leading cancer centers in the United States. At the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship's 2015 Spring Cancer Policy Roundtable, Dr. Bob Carlson and Joan McClure of NCCN sat down with us to talk about ...

Recently I had the privilege of attending “A Journey of Courage and Hope: The Johns Hopkins Metastatic Breast Cancer Retreat for Couples.” Facilitated by a renowned leader in patient-centered breast cancer care, Lillie Shockney, this unique retreat for patients and their spouses explores the resources to cope physically, financially, and ...