Category Archives: Research

Cancer Innovation at REV: Interaction to Action Forum

On Oct 18, Mitch Golant and I had the opportunity to participate in the inaugural REV: Interaction to Action meeting in Austin, TX, co-hosted by LIVESTRONG and Genentech.  The goal of this meeting was to provide a platform for unconventional … More

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Current Best Practices in Distress Screening

Earlier this month, a group of oncology social workers joined me at the Research and Training Institute in Philadelphia to attend a training workshop addressing the current best practices in distress screening.  This esteemed group of thirty represented the Social … More

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CSC Presents Distress Screening Tool CancerSupportSource at NCCN Meeting

Cancer Support Community was honored to present information about one of our newest innovations, CancerSupportSource™ (CSS) at this year’s NCCN Academy for Excellence & Leadership in Oncology™ School of Pharmaceutical & Biotech Business. The session was the last in a … More

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CSC on Capitol Hill!

Wow!  What an amazing couple of days we have had! On May 7 our team in D.C. was joined by several of our affiliate leaders from across the United States.  This group spent time reviewing policy issues of importance to … More

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Research & Training Institute Featured at the Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference in New Orleans

On Friday afternoon April 13thMitch Golant moderated a Symposium on Implementing Community-based Distress Screening for Cancer Patients. Joanne Buzaglo, Senior Director at the Research and Training Institute and Melissa Wright, Program Director at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities seized the attention of researchers … More

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