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    Advocacy Grows Through Personality as Well as Profession
    Health Policy
    Advocacy Grows Through Personality as Well as Profession
    June 13, 2019
    Advocate in Your Own Backyard
    Cancer healthcare advocacy
    Advocate in Your Own Backyard
    May 09, 2019
    Health Policy Begins With You: Educate Your Representatives in Cancer Care
    Health Policy
    Health Policy Begins With You: Educate Your Representatives in Cancer Care
    April 04, 2019
    Providing Expert Testimony in the Virginia State Senate
    Cancer healthcare advocacy
    Providing Expert Testimony in the Virginia State Senate
    March 14, 2019
    Summer Oncology Nursing Fellowship Program Supports Undergraduate Students
    Oncology nursing community
    Summer Oncology Nursing Fellowship Program Supports Undergraduate Students
    February 22, 2019
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    HHS Secretary Remarks on Pricing in Drug Ads
    Health Policy

    HHS Secretary Remarks on Pricing in Drug Ads

    In the aftermath of the 2018 midterm election, one domestic policy issue shone through as a common ground for most Americans: healthcare costs. In particular, the dramatic rise in prices for prescription medication seems to be a pervasive worry among voters. To address the issue, elected officials in Washington, DC—in a bipartisan fashion not often seen—have consulted and impaneled congressional hearings to understand the economic impact medication costs.

    June 13, 2019
    Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized
    Cancer moonshot

    Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized

    As the 2020 presidential campaign kicks into high gear, the much-anticipated candidacy of former Vice President Joe Biden was announced. Biden, along with his wife Jill, had to make the necessary legal adjustments to cut ties with their formal involvement in the Biden Foundation, including a number of cancer-related projects. The Bidens made the move to eliminate any potential conflicts of interest with a presidential run.

    June 13, 2019
    National Report Shows Drop in Cancer Mortality
    Health Policy

    National Report Shows Drop in Cancer Mortality

    In May 2019, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Cancer Society, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) released a report detailing the decreasing cancer mortality rates in the United States. It’s a welcome trend among the cancer community, highlighting past efforts in prevention, screening, and early detection—along with improving rates of treatment success. 

    June 13, 2019
    Lowy Appointed NCI Acting Director
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Lowy Appointed NCI Acting Director

    Government service isn’t forever. Dynamic, transformative leaders enter and leave federally appointed positions for a variety of reasons and new appointments. Such was the case for the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) former director Norman Sharpless, MD, who was appointed to head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in April 2019 after Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced he would step down as of June 2019.

    May 21, 2019
    U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses
    Health Policy

    U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses

    It’s never too late to honor those who served the United States with great valor, especially during times of war and hardship. In April 2019, a group of federal legislators submitted a bipartisan, bicameral bill to honor cadet nurses who served during World War II. At the time, cadet nurses were not recognized with veteran distinctions, despite often serving in active warzones and filling a desperate need for medical care.

    May 20, 2019
    Young and Jones Introduce Nursing Where It’s Needed Act
    Health Policy

    Young and Jones Introduce Nursing Where It’s Needed Act

    In an increasingly rare show of bipartisan common ground, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the Nursing Where It’s Needed (Nursing WIN) Act in April 2019. The bill would assist nurses in underserved areas of the country—particularly rural communities—that are facing nursing staff shortages.

    May 19, 2019
    CDC’s Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Program Helps Patients Understand the Disease
    Health Policy

    CDC’s Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Program Helps Patients Understand the Disease

    Unlike other types of breast cancer, a triple-negative diagnosis doesn’t have any of the common receptors found in other breast cancers, presenting potential treatment challenges to patients and providers. To assist patients with triple-negative breast cancer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a new virtual program, allowing patients to consult and ask questions to a virtual coach in the comfort of their own homes.

    May 18, 2019
    U.S. Rep Cummings Introduces Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act
    Health Policy

    U.S. Rep Cummings Introduces Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act

    After recent a best-selling book-turned-movie detailed her story, Henrietta Lacks’ extraordinary impact on cancer research continues to become common knowledge to more people. However, many more are still unaware of how her story, struggle with cancer, and tumor cells changed the face of cancer care. For that reason, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), along with a congressional delegation from both chambers, introduced legislation to both honor her role in history and improve access to medical research to traditionally underrepresented groups.

    May 17, 2019
    Changing Leadership Won’t Affect FDA’s Role in Public Health, Awareness, and Prevention
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Changing Leadership Won’t Affect FDA’s Role in Public Health, Awareness, and Prevention

    Nestled in the sleepy suburbs of Washington, DC, lies an influential agency that continues to have a growing impact on every American’s life. In fact, public opinion surveys indicate that the agency enjoys a broad range of support in the federal government and across the country in its work protecting people. Seen almost daily on the evening news, FDA encompasses a vast network of public health priorities important to many people’s daily lives. 

    May 15, 2019
    Make Nicotine Nonaddictive to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Make Nicotine Nonaddictive to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, released a statement on March 28, 2019, about FDA’s new efforts to reduce tobacco-related disease and death through greater, far-reaching regulation on the tobacco industry. Coming on the heels of his announced departure from his role as of June 2019, the work would ensure his legacy as a staunch proponent of smoking cessation.

    May 08, 2019
    Opioid, Cancer, AIDS, and Biomedical Research Are Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Priorities
    Health Policy

    Opioid, Cancer, AIDS, and Biomedical Research Are Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Priorities

    Each year, federal agency leaders submit their budget proposals to the U.S. Congress for review. Often, the committee of jurisdiction will request formal testimony from an agency, which provides an opportunity for the department to speak directly to the elected officials who have the authority to fund programs and projects of interest.

    May 07, 2019
    Health Disparities Are a Focus for NIH Cancer Awareness and Prevention Promotions
    Cancer prevention

    Health Disparities Are a Focus for NIH Cancer Awareness and Prevention Promotions

    The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) mission is to enhance health and reduce illness throughout the country. Cancer, as the second leading cause of death in the United States, tops the list of diseases on which NIH is focused. Understanding the impact of health disparities, NIH has effectively widened its reach to touch more underserved communities with new prevention efforts.

    May 06, 2019
    NCI’s Sharpless Appointed Acting FDA Commissioner
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    NCI’s Sharpless Appointed Acting FDA Commissioner

    In March 2019, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, surprised the healthcare community by announcing his resignation, set to take effect in June 2019. With 18 months still remaining in the commissioner’s term, speculation arose throughout the healthcare advocacy community as to who might fill the position. Not long after Gottlieb’s announcement, the Trump administration named National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Ned Sharpless, MD, as the acting commissioner of the FDA.

    April 21, 2019
    PCHETA Is Reintroduced to Congress With Fast Tracked Status
    Palliative care

    PCHETA Is Reintroduced to Congress With Fast Tracked Status

    For more than five years, the cancer advocacy community—along with the larger healthcare environment—has presented and promoted a comprehensive piece of legislation focusing on patient-centered care, palliative care training, and hospice education. Advocates are familiar with the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA)—an initiative that contains many of ONS’s policy priorities and one that ONS members have lobbied for on Capitol Hill.

    April 19, 2019
    Trump Releases 2020 Draft Presidential Budget—and Here’s What it Means for Health-Related Funding
    Health Policy

    Trump Releases 2020 Draft Presidential Budget—and Here’s What it Means for Health-Related Funding

    Each spring marks a new budget season in Washington, DC. It’s a time of year that provides a glimpse into policy priorities for the fiscal year. In March 2019, the Office of Management and Budget released its 2020 funding allocations for the entire federal government. The budget was comprised after each federal department spent the preceding months looking at their previous year’s budget and outlined programmatic priorities that align with the president’s agenda.

    April 16, 2019
    FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Establishes a Commitment to Patients
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Establishes a Commitment to Patients

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) mission is primarily to protect the American public by regulating the sale and development of consumer items like cosmetics, food, tobacco products, medication, and much more. However, a lesser known arm is FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence, established to further prevention, detection, patient-centered research, and cancer-specific education.

    April 04, 2019
    Drug Pricing Discussions Make Headway in Congress
    Medical reimbursement

    Drug Pricing Discussions Make Headway in Congress

    The 116th congressional session is well underway. Committee meetings are being held and policy discussions are taking shape all over Capitol Hill. In January 2019, the U.S. House and Senate held separate public hearings on the biggest healthcare issue from the 2018 midterm election: drug pricing.

    April 03, 2019
    CMS Projects Health Expenditures to Reach $6 Trillion by 2027
    Health Policy

    CMS Projects Health Expenditures to Reach $6 Trillion by 2027

    Health care remains a top domestic policy issue for Americans. Across the board—regardless of political ideology—Americans are concerned about the quality of health care, access to providers, and rising costs associated with medications and treatment. In February 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary released a report outlining the projected growth in national health spending from 2018–2027.

    March 13, 2019
    Giroir Reflects on Public Health Programs After First Year at HHS
    Health Policy

    Giroir Reflects on Public Health Programs After First Year at HHS

    Washington, DC, and the larger federal government are filled with dedicated professionals who toil quietly, often anonymously, in support of programs, initiatives, and agency work in service of the American public. Such is true for the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) lesser-known leaders like Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, assistant secretary for health, who reflected on his time at HHS as he helped guide the department’s efforts in public health.

    March 12, 2019
    More Nurses Are Obtaining BSN Degrees
    Nursing education

    More Nurses Are Obtaining BSN Degrees

    After the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report on the “Future of Nursing,” the nursing field made a concerted effort to encourage current and incoming nurses to achieve higher education through a Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) degree or higher. As lifelong learners, nurses are committed to providing the best care possible and consistently furthering their education is part of that commitment. According to a report from AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 56% of U.S. nurses hold a BSN or higher, an all-time high for the profession.

    March 11, 2019
    CDC Encourages Screening, Vaccination for HPV to Fight Cervical Cancer
    Cancer prevention

    CDC Encourages Screening, Vaccination for HPV to Fight Cervical Cancer

    Recent congressional hearings about vaccination have caused a litany of responses from different members of the public, private, and political sectors. Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) evidence has shown that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has led to fewer cases of HPV-related cancers.  

    March 10, 2019
    Trump Administration Proposes Lower Drug Costs
    Prescription medication

    Trump Administration Proposes Lower Drug Costs

    For the past year, President Trump has championed efforts to lower drug prices for Americans to more accessible and affordable medications. Lowering soaring prescription costs is an issue with wide bipartisan support in Congress. To date, several Congressional committees have held hearings in early 2019 with pharmaceutical executives.

    March 09, 2019
    Ending HIV Epidemic a Priority for Trump Administration
    Research

    Ending HIV Epidemic a Priority for Trump Administration

    In a statement during the 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump proposed ending the HIV epidemic by reducing new infections by 75% in the next five years and 90% in the next decade. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar hailed Trump’s statement as an important public health initiative.

    March 08, 2019
    FDA Commissioner Advocates Against Smoking, New Vaping Devices
    Health Policy

    FDA Commissioner Advocates Against Smoking, New Vaping Devices

    When heads of federal regulatory agencies are health and medical professionals with years of research experience, their background helps guide the mission and vision of the department along with the direction of thousands of staff and employees engaged in implementing health policy. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, MD, is a clinician and activist, and he acts as a staunch advocate for public health issues—namely the dangers of tobacco use, especially among young Americans.

    February 20, 2019
    NIH Office of Disease Prevention Raises Profile
    Cancer prevention

    NIH Office of Disease Prevention Raises Profile

    In an open letter to the research and advocacy community, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, announced the Office of Disease Prevention’s (ODP) new strategic plan to “strengthen research through increased coordination and facilitation among NIH institutes, centers, and offices, including leveraging the power of new portfolio analysis tools, ensuring ongoing communications with stakeholders, and building trans-NIH partnerships to address gaps in prevention research.”

    February 19, 2019
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