Tag Archive for: Palliative Care

WCOE: The #CancerFilm, Upcoming CME Activity at Kimmel Cancer Center, End-of-Life Discussions, and Fear of Recurrence

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CME Activity 4/17 at @HopkinsMedicine Kimmel Cancer Center "Cancer Survivorship: Improving Outcomes, Enhancing Care" https://t.co/kLaWwf9xjP — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) April 2, 2015 Palliative care integrated with oncology treatment is a lifeline to QOL for any age and any stage #hpm #CancerFilm https://t.co/XRRVLvCNDx — Rebecca Kirch (@RebeccaKirch) April 2, 2015 https://twitter.com/buffyjhamilton/status/583448116264882178 […]

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WCOE: An ACA Marketplace FAQ, Fear of Recurrence, Seeking a Beautiful Death and Perspectives on Drug Innovation

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In today's FAQ: Info about the #ACA marketplace special enrollment period that begins Sundayhttps://t.co/qtF825CflL pic.twitter.com/0XJtBK8jjl — KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) March 13, 2015 Coping with Fear of Recurrence: Part 1 https://t.co/vj3VUi22vl via @OncNursingNews Prevalence as high as 97% — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) March 12, 2015 https://twitter.com/PallOnc/status/574667577152176129 Advocacy opportunity: Public […]

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Guest Post: Palliative Care in Oncology—We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby …But Let’s Not Rest on Our Laurels

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“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” -William Osler Since the creation of the National Cancer Act  in 1971, the medical establishment—and indeed our entire society—has taken up the powerful metaphor of a “war on cancer” as the approach to attacking and overcoming this dreaded disease.  This […]

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

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As part of our 20 Years Later blog series, NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso discusses the difference between palliative and end-of-life care, as well as barriers to palliative care in this video. The second principle from the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Quality cancer care should be available in a health care system whose […]

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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

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On public television stations nationwide, the award-winning FRONTLINE series aired a program on February 10th based on the work of noted surgeon and writer, Atul Gawande.  In addition to Gawande’s many clinical and surgical talents, he has the rare gift of writing articles and books for all of us, no matter what our level of […]

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Revisiting the Second Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care—Treating the Whole Person

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This month, as part of the 20 Years Later series, we are revisiting the second principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, and Accountability. The second principle states, “Quality cancer care should be available in a health care system whose standards and guidelines are developed in consideration of treating the whole person […]

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Announcing a New Blog Series: “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care” 20 Years Later

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Read posts from the new blog series: “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care” 20 Years Later In 1995, NCCS published Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives), the culmination of an inclusive, community-based process.  Adopted at the First National Congress on Cancer Survivorship, the Imperatives represented the community’s first look at […]

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WCOE: New IOM Report, Control Issues, Tempting Treatment Options, and Patients ‘Right to Try’ New Drugs

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New IOM Report: Sharing Clinical Trial Data: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks https://t.co/neRjKfx8ma #datasharing — NASEM Health (@NASEM_Health) January 14, 2015 "Cancer survivors plagued by lack of personal control" https://t.co/9tRPQrbdzs via @reuters "a wish to return to 'normal'" — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) January 14, 2015 Doing More for Patients Often Does […]

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Guest Post: Forgotten Survivors—Supporting the Needs of Patients with Advanced Cancers

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Guest post by Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Director of Johns Hopkins Breast Center and Cancer Survivorship Programs. On November 19, 2014, NCCS will present the Catherine Logan Award for Service to Survivorship to Lillie at the Focus on the Care evening reception in Washington, DC.  Though more and more cancer patients are being diagnosed […]

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

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This week, several articles caught our eye: Amy Berman shared her own experience “Choosing Wisely” when she opted for a single dose of radiation therapy to alleviate pain from bone metastases, instead of a course of 10 treatments. The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that 89% of uninsured individuals polled are not aware that the next open […]

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