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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 [...]
Focus on the Care

NCCS Celebrates “Focus on the Care” Reception in Honor of Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman

Last night survivors, advocates, researchers, innovators, and friends gathered at our 2015 Focus on the Care reception in celebration…
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Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Tenth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

This month, as part of our 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the tenth principle of the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives…
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WCOE: The Dempsey Challenge, The 100 Day Project, LGBT HealthLink E-Summit, Integrating Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment, and More News

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. h…
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Video Post: Dr. Bob Carlson and Joan McClure Discuss the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a non-profit organization, created by an alliance of 26 leading cancer centers…
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Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Student’s Perspective

Recently I had the privilege of attending “A Journey of Courage and Hope: The Johns Hopkins Metastatic Breast Cancer Retreat…
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NCCS to Join Cancer Twitter Chat on Tuesday, September 29th

We are pleased to be joining a Cancer Twitter Chat on Tuesday, September 2, 2015 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT. The chat will be hosted…
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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

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. …
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NCCS Submits Letters, Joins Cancer Leadership Council and C-P Alliance, in Comments to CMS on Proposed Revisions to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

NCCS submitted letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its proposed revisions to the Medicare physician…
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WCOE: How Chemo is Given, PCORI Hosts Twitter Chat About Cancer Side Effects, “Good Cancer,” How Mammography is Both Helping and Hurting, and Lung Cancer Incidence Increases in Never-Smokers

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. …
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WCOE: Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, A Building Bloom, Double Mastectomies on the Rise for Men with Breast Cancer

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. h…

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Survivorship Champions is a program for all clinicians and researchers, both oncology and primary care, who are interested in improving survivorship care and primary care’s role in caring for cancer survivors.

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The NCCS Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) is a program for survivors and caregivers to learn about pressing policy issues that affect quality cancer care in order to be engaged as advocates in public policy around the needs of cancer survivors.

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