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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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WCOE: ACA Open Enrollment, Drug Prices and Innovation, Breast Cancer Awareness and More

This week, several articles caught our eye: Amy Berman shared her own experience “Choosing Wisely” when she opted for a…
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Incremental Improvements Are Not Enough

Two years ago, the world lost an extraordinary person, my dear friend Dr. Brent Whitworth. He was a few days shy of his 42nd birthday…
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WCOE: “Why I Hope to Die at 75” and a New IOM Report on Quality and End of Life Preferences

Are we finally ready to address the repeated recommendations in these series of reports and to make it possible for our healthcare…
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The Difficult Question of When to Stop Treatment

Yesterday, I stumbled across the Twitter chat #whentostop, hosted by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), addressing one of the most…
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WCOE: Planning for Hospice, Difficult Conversations, and Second Opinions

As avid followers of Susan Gubar’s series in The New York Times on living with cancer, we read her most recent installment,…
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WCOE: Childhood Cancer Action Day, NCCS Provides Patient Perspective at IOM Workshop, and Pre-Hospice Program Report

In a blog post on The Hill, Stephen Crowley urged Congress to “step up” funding for pediatric cancer research, as more than…
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Medicare Care Choices Program and Cancer Care Planning for Medicare Beneficiaries

An op-ed authored by NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso and published in the Santa Barbara Independent today championed hospice care, the…
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NCCS Applauds Test of Care Choices for Cancer Patients

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) applauds the recent decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
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NPR Health “As Palliative Care Need Grows, Specialists Are Scarce”

In recent article, Lydia Zuraw reports on the disconnect between the supply of palliative care specialists and the demand for these…
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JAMA Study on End-of-Life Care Shows Increase in Hospice Use and Aggressive Care

A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined changes in end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries…

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