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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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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…
Study Reports Nurse Navigators Make a Difference

Guest Post: Study Reports Nurse Navigators Make a Difference

As a cancer survivor and nurse educator, I am always interested in how we can advocate for the care of cancer patients and recommend…
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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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NCCS Offers Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on their proposed Oncology Care Model

Click here to view all of NCCS' policy comments. Recently, NCCS submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation…
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WCOE: Dr. Susan Love Discusses the Pros and Cons of BRCA Screening

There are as many questions as there are differences of opinion about what constitutes the best evidence when it comes to appropriate…
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NCCS and CLC Policy Comments: 2015 Physician Fee Schedule

Recently, NCCS joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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WCOE: Challenges of Care Coordination in a Fragmented Health Care System

Several articles caught our eye this week about the complexities of our reimbursement system and the lack of incentives in…
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Focus on the Care Video: Emily Lee Discusses Emerging Payment Models in Cancer Care

Emily Lee, a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress (CAP), spoke to us at the NCCS Cancer Policy Roundtable in April of…
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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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Addressing the Gaps in Treatment Planning and Coordination with the PACT Act (H.R. 2477)

Recently we were reminded of the importance of the Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act, H.R. 2477 as we participated…

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