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Tag Archive for: Survivor Stories

Betsy Glosik: A Cancer Survivor’s Journey Towards Integrative Healing and Advocacy

March 8, 2023/in Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News Integrative Oncology, Quality Cancer Care, Quality Measurement, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

For Betsy Glosik, the early 2000s brought one trauma after another. She lost her aunt to melanoma. Then, tragically she lost her 20-yr old daughter to a car accident. In 2003, after years of mentioning her concerns about a mole on her foot to her dermatologist, and repeatedly having her concerns dismissed, Betsy was diagnosed with melanoma…

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Jean Di Carlo-Wagner: Don’t be Embarrassed to Death

March 2, 2022/in NCCS News Access to Care, Care Coordination, Care Planning, Health Care Coverage, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

In March of 2003, Jean Di Carlo-Wagner listened to a public service announcement by Katie Couric, in which she discussed the symptoms of colon cancer. It was then that Jean knew she had cancer. After two years of bowel changes, fatigue, reflux, pain in her gut, weight changes, night sweats, and bloating, Jean’s doctor ordered […]

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Roberta Albany: On a Mission to Educate the Black and Brown Cancer Communities

February 2, 2022/in NCCS News Access to Care, Disparities in Outcomes, Doctor-Patient Communication, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

“I’m beautiful. I’m blessed, I’m loved, and I’m strong. I’m grateful. I’m victorious. I am a warrior. I am a survivor – but, more importantly, I am enough in Jesus’ name. Amen,” Roberta Albany says when she’s feeling down, depressed, or not like her confident self before her breast cancer diagnosis. Roberta describes the nine […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Rebecca Esparza

January 5, 2022/in NCCS News Access to Care, Doctor-Patient Communication, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight January 2022 | Rebecca Esparza In August of 2001, 30-year-old Rebecca Esparza noticed her clothes weren’t fitting the way they should. Although she was an avid fan of step aerobics and running, her stomach seemed to be consistently bloated. By September, Rebecca felt the need to make an appointment with her gynecologist, even […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Liza Fues

December 1, 2021/in NCCS News Access to Care, Health Care Coverage, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight December 2021 | Liza Fues Liza Fues was 25 years old and a new resident of Dallas, TX, when she discovered a lump in her breast in 1985. Her gynecologist immediately referred her to a breast surgeon, who proceeded with a biopsy. Because Liza was young with no family history of cancer, everyone […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Stef Gayhart

November 3, 2021/in NCCS News Access to Care, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight November 2021 | Stef Gayhart Stef Gayhart was building a life for herself and her son, when she was blindsided in August 2019 by a rare disease diagnosis: Stage 3 tongue cancer. At the time, Stef was a healthy 37-year-old working as a critical care nurse. She fought for her independence, and then […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Allison Rosen

October 5, 2021/in NCCS News Health Care Coverage, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight October 2021 | Allison Rosen After years of struggling with Crohn’s disease, Allison Rosen’s life was totally disrupted at the age of 32, when a colonoscopy revealed Stage 2C colorectal cancer in June 2012. Allison, now cancer free for the past nine years, transformed herself into an ardent patient, research, and policy advocate. […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Cora Fahy

September 1, 2021/in NCCS News Health Care Coverage, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight September 2021 | Cora Fahy As a physical therapist assistant specializing in lymphedema and breast cancer rehabilitation, Cora Fahy’s diagnosis of Stage 2A ER/PR+ Her2- IDC Multifocal Multicentric breast cancer in 2015 was something she could handle. She understood the pathology, the treatment, and the prognosis from working with other women going through […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Dr. Crystal A. Champion

August 4, 2021/in NCCS News Access to Care, Health Care Coverage, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight August 2021 | Dr. Crystal Champion As a physical therapist, certified lymphedema therapist, principal of her own oncology rehabilitation practice – Eminence Physical Therapy, founder of the non-profit Champions Can! Foundation for Cancer Wellness Inc, and author of the book The Elements of Cancer Survivorship: A Guide to Navigating the Journey, it is […]

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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Rachel Ferraris

July 7, 2021/in Cancer News, NCCS News Care Coordination, Doctor-Patient Communication, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News

Advocate Spotlight July 2021 | Rachel Ferraris Nearly all cancer survivors can reflect on their cancer journey and recall one specific moment – the low point. To be able to reflect on that moment is, of course, the real gift. It means you are a survivor. Reaching the light of survivorship though is only done […]

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) hosted a Survivorship Champions webinar about survivorship care implementation,…
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Sandra Finestone, PsyD: Be Bold and Don’t Hesitate – A 30-year Survivor’s Advice on Advocacy

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Advocate Spotlight: Sandra Finestone, PsyD A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and life-changing, but for Sandra Finestone, it…
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