Cancer Treatment and Survival
On August 26, 2005, the panel held a meeting on “Assessing Progress, Advancing Change: Challenges in Cancer Survivorship.” During the morning session, Mr. Leslie moderated a roundtable titled “Research Issues in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA).”
Participants, including 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, addressed issues and recommendations regarding cancer survivors diagnosed as young adults. They talked about the challenges involved in surviving cancer, access to health insurance for cancer survivors, treatment costs, and proposals to improve services. After their discussion, the
As a follow-up to its recent report, Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance, the President’s Cancer Panel held meetings on August 25 an… read more
As a follow-up to its recent report, Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance, the President’s Cancer Panel held meetings on August 25 and 26 in the Dupont Ballroom of the Washington (DC) Marriott. These 1-day meetings brought together key stakeholders with the goal of identifying actionable steps that could alleviate the burdens experienced by cancer survivors and their families.
On August 26, 2005, the panel held a meeting on “Assessing Progress, Advancing Change: Challenges in Cancer Survivorship.” During the morning session, Mr. Leslie moderated a roundtable titled “Research Issues in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA).”
Participants, including 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, addressed issues and recommendations regarding cancer survivors diagnosed as young adults. They talked about the challenges involved in surviving cancer, access to health insurance for cancer survivors, treatment costs, and proposals to improve services. After their discussion, the close
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Ronit Elk Program Director American Cancer Society->Cancer Control and Prevention: Health Policy and Health Services
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Anna T. Meadows Medical Director Children's Hospital of Philadelphia->Cancer Survivorship and Living Well After Cancer Program
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Kevin C. Oeffinger Director Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center->Living Beyond Cancer: A Program for Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer
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Kutluk Oktay Associate Professor Weill (Joan and Sanford I.) Medical College->Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
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