Advocates in Oncology

I have served as a patient advocate in many different ways since I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2000. For many years, my advocacy was focused on issues related to breast cancer. Since 2012, I have also been engaged in identifying and meeting the needs of the rapidly gro...

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NCCS Advocates for Legislation to Establish Medicare Service for Cancer Survivorship Care Planning

Kirsten Boyd Goldberg / July 25, 2015

Some years after successful treatment of a childhood cancer, a 16-year-old survivor required surgery to replace both hip joints, which were damaged from therapy containing steroids. An x-ray of the teenager’s destroyed joints is a stark reminder of the serious health challenges faced by cancer survi...

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Advocates in Oncology

Meeting the Needs of Older Adults With Cancer

NCCS Advocates for Legislation to Establish Medicare Service for Cancer Survivorship Care Planning

Adoptive T-Cell Therapy for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Regular Aspirin Use and Reduction in Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Adjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Grade Uterine Leiomyosarcoma

Genomic Classification of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Integration in Predictive Models

Established, Modifiable Cancer Risk Factors

Strategies for Using Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients With Cancer

Epacadostat Plus Anti–PD-1 Immunotherapy in Advanced Solid Tumors

Weighing the Cost and Value of CAR T-Cell Therapy

Estradiol as Potential Treatment for Subset of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers

Adding Lomustine to Conventional Chemotherapy in Older Patients With AML Without Unfavorable Cytogenetics

Shaji K. Kumar, MD, on Multiple Myeloma: Treatment Update

Peter Schmid, MD, PhD, on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Results From the PAKT Trial

Douglas W. Blayney, MD, on Quality Care: Better, Safer, Cheaper

Jay B. Shah, MD, on Reducing Opioid Use After Urologic Oncology Surgery

Jeremy Warner, MD, on Patient Navigation: Weathering the Storm of Cancer Care