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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announced the recent appointment of Terrance Mayes, EdD, of the Stanford Cancer Institute as Chair of the NCCN DEI Directors Forum; Loretta …
Terrance Mayes, EdD, and Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS, Announced as Leaders for NCCN Forum on Equity Read More
New research in the January 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that immunotherapy from immune checkpoint (PD-1) inhibitors prior to surgery was strikingly effective for patients with localized mismatch …
Surgery First for Colon Cancer? Not So Fast, According to New Study Read More
New research from cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope in the December 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that only 30% of patients with advanced neuroendocrine …
New Study: Cancer Patients Choose Quality of Life Over Quantity Read More
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—recently hosted its annual NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit. This year’s dialogue was focused on sexual orientation and …
Improving Cancer Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Patients Requires Earning Trust and Challenging Assumptions Read More
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network announced it is launching a collaborative project with the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, …
SLACOM and NCCN Launch International Project to Improve Breast Cancer Care in Argentina Read More PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Oncology Research Program (ORP) recently announced awards and funding for projects focused on improving the quality of patient care and outcomes for …
NCCN Announces Funding for Bladder Cancer Research Projects Read More PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — New research in the November 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examined whether people with ovarian cancer were being treated based on very specific recommendations regarding comprehensive …
New Study in JNCCN Presents Evidence for ‘Tough Conversations’ Around Racism in Access to Cancer Care Read More PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers in the United States—recently announced a new collaboration with Medlive to share NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology …
NCCN Working with Medlive to Advance High-Quality Cancer Care in China and Worldwide Read More PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — For the first time in three years, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is hosting its yearly blood cancer congress in person. The 2022 NCCN Annual Congress on Hematologic …
NCCN Annual Congress on Hematologic Malignancies™ Returns to In-Person October 14-15, 2022 in New York City Read More
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN—an alliance of leading cancer centers—recently released updated recommendations from the NCCN Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. This …
Bivalent Vaccines, Children with Cancer, and Other Developments: Latest COVID-19 Recommendations from NCCN Read More