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WCOE: Deciding About Dying, Discourse Surrounding New Mammogram Guidelines, Biden’s Commitment to Helping People with Cancer, and Breast Cancer in Developing World

October 23, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Care Coordination, Clinical Trials, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

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 – National Coalition for […]

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Remembering Dr. Brent Whitworth, A Dear Friend and Compassionate Doctor

September 30, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

Post by NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso Today marks three years since my dear friend, Dr. Daniel Brent Whitworth, passed away at the age of 43, 19 months after being diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer. I met Brent on the first day of orientation week at Rice University in 1987. We became fast friends, had the […]

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WCOE: Sept. 29 Chat About Side Effects, Friends at the End of Life, (Mostly) Living With A Brain Tumor, and More

September 25, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Care Planning, Clinical Trials, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

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, 2015 https://twitter.com/NikiBarrPhD/status/647408343598809088 Seeing is […]

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WCOE: What Nurses Should Be Aware Of When Caring For Older Patients, The Meaning of Teal Ribbons, Breaking Good and Bad News, and More

September 18, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Christian Nelson, PhD, discusses what nurses should be aware of when caring for an older patient with cancer https://t.co/hN7uj53frj — Oncology Nursing News (@OncNursingNews) September 18, 2015 Living With Cancer: Teal Ribbons https://t.co/fcOOPD2G7e — NYTimes […]

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Video Post: Author Susan Gubar Talks About Palliative Care and Living Well with Cancer

September 16, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

The terms “palliative care,” “hospice,” and “end-of-life care” are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Palliative care includes symptom management and other supportive care that can be provided throughout cancer treatment, whether a cure for the illness is or is not expected. Patients should expect palliative care throughout treatment, as it is […]

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Video Post: Advocate Marlene King Discusses Communicating End-of-Life Preferences and Quality of Life

September 9, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

In 2008, Marlene King was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma. After treatment, the cancer seemed to be in remission, however in December 2011 the cancer returned in the same breast. She opted for a double mastectomy with expanders and implants. In late July 2012, she learned that her cancer had metastasized to her sternum, as well […]

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WCOE: Poll Finds Women Think Mammograms Should Be Done Annually, Why Your Doctor Won’t ‘Friend You,’ Hospice Use Patterns, Susan Gubar’s Latest

August 28, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Via @NPR: Poll Finds Most Women Believe Mammograms Should Be Done Annually https://t.co/RNAhxWn8LN — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) August 28, 2015 Via @NPR: Why Your Doctor Won't Friend You On Facebook […]

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WCOE: Hunting for Health Care Procedures, Surging Costs of Cancer Care, Getting to Doctors Appointments, Logistic Toxicity, and A Beautiful Piece by Oliver Sacks

August 14, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Palliative Care, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Sites that are like #Priceline for #healthcare give consumers more power, but brings more responsibility to consumer: https://t.co/JkgQ8yLeYR — Peter Ubel (@peterubel) August 12, 2015 Lots written lately about the soaring cost of #cancer care, […]

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WCOE: ACA’s Out-Of-Pocket Maximums, Susan Gubar on Cancer and Loneliness, Pre-hab: Rehab Before Treatment, and Death with Dignity Advocacy

August 7, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Care Planning, Health Care Coverage, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. #ACA out-of-pocket maximums create undue burden for some patients https://t.co/qpTJaUAHip #financialtoxicity — Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS (@yzafar) August 4, 2015 When cancer patients need help, they are often surprised to find that long-trusted friends have […]

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WCOE: Medicare’s 50th Anniversary, ASCO Post Talks #CPAT15 and #PACTACt, and Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death

July 31, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Health Care Coverage, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death https://t.co/H0jFvolViO — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) July 27, 2015 Join us today, at 10:30 am ET for the Medicare and Medicaid 50th celebration! #KeepingUSHealthy […]

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Advocate Spotlight Wenora Johnson

Wenora Johnson: The Art of Caregiving: Connection and Kindness

June 1, 2022
Advocate Spotlight June 2022 - Wenora Johnson “One of the most important lessons…
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Beyond the Checkbox: Cancer Survivorship Care Delivery in the Community - Dr. Crystal Labbato

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

May 20, 2022
Last week, NCCS hosted a conversation with cancer control expert and epidemiologist Otis Brawley, MD. NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso moderated the discussion. “We knew exactly who we wanted to be our first guest speaker in this series. Dr. Otis Brawley is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, an oncologist and an epidemiologist. [...]
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Michelle Mollica PhD Webinar Survivorship Needs for People with Metastatic and Advanced Cancers

Webinar: Survivorship Needs for People Living with Advanced and Metastatic Cancers

May 6, 2022
Last week, NCCS hosted a conversation with cancer control expert and epidemiologist Otis Brawley, MD. NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso moderated the discussion. “We knew exactly who we wanted to be our first guest speaker in this series. Dr. Otis Brawley is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, an oncologist and an epidemiologist. [...]
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“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”

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