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June 27, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Cancer Moonshot: One Year Later Summit to Celebrate Progress & Identify Gaps in Cancer Care

Washington, D.C., June 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amid proposed federal government budget cuts, more than 250 cancer researchers, medical professionals, policymakers, patients, caregivers,...
February 14, 2017 10:41 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation and Cancer Support Community Announce Partnership to Develop Healing Spaces in Hospitals for Cancer Patients and Caregivers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation announced today its pledge of more than $500,000 to the Cancer Support Community, a nonprofit focused on...
January 11, 2017 10:58 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Cancer Support Community Advocates for Patients and Families in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cancer Support Community, in partnership with leading cancer advocacy and community health care organizations, is participating today in a series of...
November 30, 2016 09:08 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Cost of Care Conversations Are Not Taking Place Between Cancer Patients and Health Care Team

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A study released today shows that despite the rising complexity and cost of cancer care, few patients are having comprehensive care conversations with...
October 17, 2016 19:35 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Cancer Support Community Applauds White House in Release of Cancer Moonshot Task Force Report

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cancer Support Community, an international nonprofit, was pleased to participate today in the White House's release of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force...
September 29, 2016 15:32 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

New Research Shows Disconnect Between Patients and Policymakers on Definition of 'Value' in Cancer Care

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New findings presented by the Cancer Support Community suggest that a significant proportion of patients have difficulty conceptualizing value in terms...
June 29, 2016 12:10 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Cancer Support Community Convenes Cancer Moonshot Summits on June 29

WASHINGTON, DC, June 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cancer Support Community, an international nonprofit, is leading summits in 31 locations across the country today, June 29, in conjunction with...
February 02, 2016 12:21 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

New Registry to Examine Full Impact of Stomach Cancer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cancer Support Community (CSC) and Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF) launched today the Cancer Experience Registry: Stomach...
December 07, 2015 13:21 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

Multiple myeloma patients with financial burdens are over twice as likely to be at risk for depression, study finds

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- People with multiple myeloma who are experiencing financial burdens due to their cancer situation are almost two and a half times more likely to be at risk...
July 07, 2015 14:51 ET | Source: Cancer Support Community

CSC Teams up with EHE International on Cancer Awareness Campaign

NEW YORK, July 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the month of July, the Cancer Support Community (CSC) has a window display in Rockefeller Center raising awareness of the free comprehensive social and...