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WCOE: 65 Charts Illustrate Consumer Options from Kaiser, Low Income Is a Barrier to Clinical Trial Enrollment, NCCS CPAT Webinar Archives, and Resources for Spanish-Speaking Individuals

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. NEW: 65 charts give a detailed look at deductibles, copayments & coinsurance in 2016 #ACA marketplace plans https://t.co/UAedAePXLI — KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) November 16, 2015 New on Cancer Currents: Low Income Is a […]

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WCOE: Impact of Discussions About Financial Burdens, Cancer’s Toll in Rural America, Autoimmune Diseases and Childhood Cancer Survivors

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Patient-provider discussions about financial burdens has positive impact on treatment costs https://t.co/05o7iPnlGc — Oncology Nursing News (@OncNursingNews) November 13, 2015 Found too late: Cancer's devastating toll in rural America, https://t.co/GcbHl0E2CO pic.twitter.com/XidLxrIhEA — Liz Szabo (@LizSzabo) […]

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WCOE: Open Enrollment, Lung Cancer Awareness, and a New Series on Healthcare Delivery from The Commonwealth Fund

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Today is the 1st day you can enroll in a 2016 insurance plan via the Health Insurance Marketplace-Important dates at https://t.co/FFc30B4R1o — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) November 1, 2015 Did you […]

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WCOE: Cancer Causing Infections, the Uncertainty of Prognosis, A Grim Breast Cancer Milestone for Black Women, Important Healthcare Marketplace Dates, and the Financial Toll of Cancer

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Some viruses and other infectious agents can cause cancer in infected people. Here's a list: https://t.co/SMtaEBaIor — National Cancer Institute (@theNCI) October 28, 2015 The Uncertainty of Prognosis in Cancer: You Don’t Have an Expiration […]

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WCOE: Deciding About Dying, Discourse Surrounding New Mammogram Guidelines, Biden’s Commitment to Helping People with Cancer, and Breast Cancer in Developing World

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: Deciding About Dying https://t.co/PvWH2UaBM2 — NYTimes Well (@nytimeswell) October 22, 2015 We commend Vice President Biden for his commitment to helping people affected by cancer. https://t.co/anRZc6FlHx — NCCS – National Coalition for […]

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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

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. It's finally here! We're @DempChallenge w @CancerAdvocacy @CancerSupportCM @PreventCancer @PatrickDempsey! It's going to be a great #Maine! — BreakawayfromCancer (@BreakawayCancer) October 16, 2015 https://twitter.com/NikiBarrPhD/status/655062042769006592 Dr Diane Portman on Integrating Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment https://t.co/WBn6sq8n0c […]

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WCOE: Doctors as Friends, Cancer’s Definitive Effects, Therapy as Art, and More

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: My Doctor, My Friend https://t.co/w9qEXXXLka via @nytimeswell — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) October 5, 2015 Cancer: a Defining Experience? https://t.co/vkq8SUCDfV via @usnews — NCCS – National Coalition for […]

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WCOE: Life-saving End-of-life Discussions, New HHS Investment, When Seniors Talk to Med Students, and More

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. "A nurse with fatal breast cancer says end-of-life discussions saved her life" #choosingwisely @NotesOnNursing https://t.co/cPhjYxPKGt — ABIM Foundation (@ABIMFoundation) September 29, 2015 How does cancer affect people from different populations and groups? This video explains […]

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WCOE: Sept. 29 Chat About Side Effects, Friends at the End of Life, (Mostly) Living With A Brain Tumor, and More

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Join us on Sept 29 at 2pm ET for a chat about #cancer side effects & symptoms. Use #CTalk. https://t.co/oix4S5ISms — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) September 27, 2015 https://twitter.com/NikiBarrPhD/status/647408343598809088 Seeing is […]

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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

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Christian Nelson, PhD, discusses what nurses should be aware of when caring for an older patient with cancer https://t.co/hN7uj53frj — Oncology Nursing News (@OncNursingNews) September 18, 2015 Living With Cancer: Teal Ribbons https://t.co/fcOOPD2G7e — NYTimes […]

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