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Research Priorities for the Growing Population of Childhood Cancer Survivors

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In the aftermath of this year’s historic Presidential election, one fact remains unchanged: cancer continues to be a devastating array of diseases that has touched or will touch the lives of virtually every American. As a 25-year survivor of childhood cancer, I want to insure that the health challenges faced by patients like me are emphasized as research priorities for the coming years are established.

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WCOE: Traveling for Treatment, Bipartisan Cancer Policy, Some Tumors Evade Targeted Therapy, Treatment vs Hype, Clinical Trials Info

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. From @cure_magazine On the Road to Recovery: Traveling for #Cancer Treatment https://t.co/TFFijL2dpT #survivorship — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) March 9, 2016 Via @RollCall: #Cancer Experiences Could Help Forge Bipartisan Policy https://t.co/aBxTEO1UiX […]

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Video Post: Dr. Keith Flaherty Discusses Genetics of Cancer, Targeted Therapies, and Clinical Trials

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Dr. Keith T. Flaherty gave the keynote talk at our 2015 Spring Cancer Policy Roundtable where he addressed the issues of the genetics of cancer and personalization in cancer treatment. Dr. Flaherty later joined us to further discuss these topics and the need for understanding the biologic basis of an individual patient’s cancer.  While we […]

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Guest Post Series: Dr. Michael Ybarra Offers Innovator Perspective on Oncology Care Model

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Oncology Care Model, a new payment model for physician practices administering chemotherapy that aims to provide higher quality, more highly coordinated oncology care at a lower cost to Medicare. This week, we’re presenting several different perspectives on the Oncology Care Model and how it […]

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WCOE: Patient-Centered Care, “The Fault in Our Stars” and Genetic Data

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Three articles caught our eye at NCCS this week.  The one that raises the most questions for us in terms of policy development is from our friend, Amy Abernathy, appearing as a blog post for the June 10th issue of The Hill. Her argument in support of patient-centered care is something we have advocated for […]

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