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24 SEARCH RESULTS FOR: Disparities in Outcomes

Sharon Rivera-Sanchez: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor Finds Passion in Fitness and Advocacy

January 12, 2023/in Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News Access to Care, Clinical Trials, Disparities in Outcomes, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Financial Toxicity, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

As a Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivor, Sharon turned her personal experience into a passion for advocacy and giving back to the community. When she received her diagnosis in May 2015, she remembers being in a state of shock and grief. She said, “You have to allow yourself time to breathe and grieve.”

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NCCS Presents The State of Cancer Survivorship: 2022 Survey Results

October 28, 2022/in Cancer News, NCCS News Access to Care, Care Coordination, Care Planning, Clinical Guidelines, Clinical Trials, Disparities in Outcomes, Doctor-Patient Communication, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Financial Toxicity, Health Equity, Psychosocial Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) conducts an annual State of Survivorship Survey, in partnership with Edge Research, to delve into the cancer patient and survivor journey. This study captures a range of perspectives to better understand how NCCS can support its mission to advocate for quality cancer care for all. The 2022 State […]

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NCCS Mourns the Loss of Lori Wilson, MD, FACS

October 21, 2022/in Uncategorized Disparities in Outcomes, Doctor-Patient Communication, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

The NCCS community is mourning the loss of Lori Wilson, MD, FACS. Dr. Wilson was a skilled oncology surgeon, a passionate educator, and a dedicated mother. She was also living with metastatic breast cancer and was a voice for cultural humility in healthcare. She weaved her lived experience into her professional life to give hope […]

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Nicole C. Bullock: Faith, Family, and Friends Along the Path of Survivorship

September 6, 2022/in Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News Access to Care, Care Coordination, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Disparities in Outcomes, Doctor-Patient Communication, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Advocate Spotlight, NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

As Nicole C. Bullock, a non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor, watched the news of hospital lockdowns during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, she couldn’t help but think of the cancer patients who faced the harsh reality that they would now have to receive treatment for their illness alone, without the support of family and friends. […]

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Webinar: Survivorship Needs for People Living with Advanced and Metastatic Cancers

May 6, 2022/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog, NCCS News Access to Care, Care Coordination, Care Planning, Disparities in Outcomes, Doctor-Patient Communication, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Psychosocial Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

Dr. Michelle Mollica, Senior Advisor at the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Office of Cancer Survivorship, joined NCCS to discuss NCI’s recent efforts focused on understanding and addressing the survivorship needs for the growing population of survivors who are living with advanced and metastatic cancers. Bethany Ross, CPAT Steering Committee Member and Advocate, also participated in […]

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NCCS Announces New Elevate Ambassadors Selected to Improve Local Survivorship Care

April 28, 2022/in NCCS News Disparities in Outcomes, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is proud to announce the participants of the 2022 – 2023 Elevating Survivorship program. After a competitive application process, NCCS selected 11 individuals from across the United States to serve as Elevate Ambassadors. The Elevate Ambassadors will receive support, mentorship, networking opportunities, and training from NCCS to help them […]

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Webinar: A Nurse-Led Care Model to Improve Access to Rural Cancer Survivorship Care

March 25, 2022/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog, NCCS News Access to Care, Care Coordination, Care Planning, Disparities in Outcomes, Doctor-Patient Communication, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Psychosocial Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

Pam DeGuzman, PhD, RN, joined NCCS to discuss the development and evaluation of Comprehensive Assistance: Rural Interventions, Nursing and Guidance (CARING), a nurse-led intervention aimed at reducing disparities in quality of life for rural cancer survivors. During active treatment, rural survivors may forgo supportive care interventions to prioritize and consolidate medical visits into one day, […]

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NCCS Applauds Biden Administration’s Renewed Cancer Moonshot Initiative

February 3, 2022/in Cancer News, NCCS News Access to Care, Disparities in Outcomes, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Psychosocial Care, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care Issue Statements, NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

The Biden-Harris Administration announced they are relaunching the Cancer Moonshot initiative. As Vice President, Biden launched Cancer Moonshot in 2016 with the goal of advancing progress against cancer. As announced yesterday, the revived initiative builds upon previous commitments and adds the new goals of reducing cancer deaths by 50% over 25 years and improving the […]

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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 /by NCCS Staff

“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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Why Cancer Patients and Caregivers Need Paid Leave

October 14, 2021/in Cancer News, NCCS News Access to Care, Disparities in Outcomes, Financial Toxicity, Health Equity Issue Statements, NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

It is critical that cancer patients and their caregivers have access to paid time away from work when receiving treatment or caring for their loved one. Patients with serious health care needs and their caregivers suffer in multiple ways from a lack of paid leave. Patients’ treatment may suffer, and they may suffer economically. The […]

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NCCS Urges President Biden and Congress to Support and Protect Medicaid

March 24, 2023
This week, NCCS joined with more than 30 patient advocacy organizations as part of the Partnership to Protect Coverage to urge President…
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NCCS Advocates for Access to DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery

March 10, 2023
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship recently joined the Community Breast Reconstruction Alliance (CBRA), a group of patient…
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NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Betsy Glosik, A Cancer Survivor's Journey Through Integrative Healing and Advocacy

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

March 8, 2023
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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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.”

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