Category Archives: Treatment

CSC Presents Distress Screening Tool CancerSupportSource at NCCN Meeting

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Ivy Ahmed

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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Who to Call When You Need Support

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Emily Martin

People call our hotline when they want to learn more about our services, get information on cancer-related anxiety and stress, receive over-the-phone counseling and even when they’re just having a bad day. After all, the cancer journey can be a … More →

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Babette Rosmond: An Advocate for Patient Rights

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Emily Martin

The New York Times health blog Well featured a post last week on Babette Rosmond, a New York City author and magazine editor who used her influence to advocate for patients’ rights to make their own treatment decisions in the … More →

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CSC on Capitol Hill!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Linda House

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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Frankly Speaking About the Drug Shortage (Part 6)

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Linda House

Now that we have talked a little (okay, a lot) about the problem, what are the solutions?  Let me remind you how we started, “This is a complex issue”. Not what we want to accept nor do I think we … More →

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