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Video Post: Cancer Patients and Survivors Describe Quality Cancer Care

July 28, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

What is quality cancer care? At a recent NCCS Cancer Policy Advocate Training event, we spoke to cancer patients and survivors about their definitions of quality cancer care. How do you define cancer care? Share your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you think. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and others have […]

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Guest Video: Mary McCabe Discusses Survivorship Care Planning and the Delivery of Coordinated Care

July 27, 2015/in Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

At the NCCS Cancer Policy Advocate Training (CPAT) held in Washington, DC from June 24-25, Mary McCabe, RN, MN spoke to patient advocates about survivorship care planning and models for delivering survivorship care. This presentation was part of a larger panel titled, Survivorship Care Planning and the Delivery of Coordinated Care. In alignment with July’s […]

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor Dr. Greg Aune Discusses Issues in Long-Term Survivorship Care

June 30, 2015/in Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

At age 16, Greg Aune was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and was successfully cured of his disease after undergoing one year of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. His cancer experience led Dr. Aune down a path to becoming a pediatric oncologist and physician scientist. In this video, Dr. Aune discusses issues of long-term survivorship care and […]

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NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso Introduces the Sixth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

June 10, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

We’re revisiting 20 years of advocacy with our 20 Years Later blog series. In this video, NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso introduces the 6th principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care and discusses progress and remaining opportunities for meeting the needs of cancer patients and survivors. (Video transcript): The sixth principle in the Imperatives for […]

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NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso Introduces the Fourth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care (VIDEO)

April 28, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

This month, as part of the 20 Years Later series, we are revisiting the fourth principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, and Accountability. Transcript:  The fourth principle in the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “All people diagnosed with cancer should have access to and coverage for services provided by a multidisciplinary […]

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Dr. Walter F. Baile Offers Professional’s Perspective on Building the Relationship Between a Physician and a Patient

April 27, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

Dr. Walter F. Baile moderated a panel at the Spring 2015 Cancer Policy Roundtable that included many perspectives on how cancer patients and oncology professionals can collaborate in decision-making that will improve care planning and coordination. Following the panel, Dr. Baile sat down with us to discuss this issue further. In defining shared decision-making as […]

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Marlene King Discusses Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Collaborative Decision-Making with Her Oncologist

April 27, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

Marlene King was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) in 2008 at the age of 48, and she elected to have a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.  After treatments the cancer seemed to be in remission.   In 2011, the cancer returned and she decided it would be best to have to a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. However, one […]

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Guest Video: Dr. Susan Gubar Discusses the Financial Burdens of Cancer Care

March 31, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

This video post is part of the 2015 Cancer Policy Matters “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: 20 Years Later” blog series. The third principle from the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Standards of cancer care should be driven by the quality of care, not only by the cost of care, and should include participation in […]

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Guest Video: Dr. Peter Ubel Talks About Values and Preference in Discussions of Costs of Care

March 31, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

This video post is part of the 2015 Cancer Policy Matters “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: 20 Years Later” blog series. The third principle from the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Standards of cancer care should be driven by the quality of care, not only by the cost of care, and should include participation in […]

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NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso Introduces Our New Blog Series

January 26, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog, NCCS News Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Care Coordination, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

This year, NCCS and a diverse group of guest contributors will revisit the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care as published in 1995 and evaluate progress made to date in achieving the principles proposed and ensuring that they guide the cancer care experience. Each month, we will review and discuss one of the 12 principles.  We […]

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    • Redefining Functional Status (RFS)
    • 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey
    • Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act (CCPCA)
  • Get Involved
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    • Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT)
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    • Order Our Resources
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      • Fall 2020 Cancer Policy Roundtable
      • Spring 2020 Cancer Policy Roundtable
    • Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium 2020
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Harmar Brereton, MD

Founder
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute

 

“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”

—Karen M. Saunders
President, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute