A Word from the Director of Affected person Advocacy & Training
CPAN begins the fourth quarter with a continued give attention to its core mission: educating advocates on the worth of impartial group most cancers care practices.
CPAN supplies schooling and engagement alternatives year-round by in-person and digital advocacy occasions. This 12 months’s CPAN Advocacy Chats (Instructional Conversations on Well being Care and Coverage) have offered perception into COA’s federal and state coverage initiatives, together with PBMs, prior authorization, most cancers drug shortages, step remedy, biomarker testing, and well being fairness. Affected person-focused subjects have included most cancers prevention, vitamin, and survivorship.
Moreover, our Advocacy Chats offered insights from the group oncology workforce and COA member practices, which highlighted the necessary position of oncology nurses and pharmacists. Our subsequent advocacy dialog will give attention to what advocates must find out about pharmacy profit managers, from the angle of pharmacists.
CPAN will quickly launch a brand new chapter in Alabama. Throughout this stay practice-based advocacy occasion, contributors will study COA’s key coverage initiatives and the assorted advocacy alternatives with CPAN.
Due to our dedicated CPAN advocates, now we have elevated consideration on nationwide and native well being care points affecting sufferers
The very best advocates are knowledgeable advocates. Be taught extra at
Sincerely,
Rose Gerber, MS
COA Director of Affected person Advocacy & Training
Upcoming Advocacy Alternatives
Connecting Neighborhood Oncology Advocates with Policymakers
- October 8: Digital Advocacy Chat: Most cancers Care Hijacked: How PBMs Are Blocking Sufferers’ Entry to Remedy
- October 28: CPAN Chapter Launch: Clearview Most cancers Institute (Huntsville, Ala.)
- November 12: Digital Advocacy Chat: Nationwide Household Caregivers Month
- December 10: Digital Advocacy Chat: CPAN 12 months in Evaluation
*All occasion dates are topic to vary
Contact your native CPAN chapter advocacy chief or
Well being Coverage 101: Construct Your Most cancers Care Data Throughout Well being Literacy Month
From scientific care selections to monetary concerns, a most cancers prognosis and remedy could be overwhelming for sufferers and their family members. October is Well being Literacy Month—take a look at COA’s
The Worth of Unbiased Neighborhood Oncology: Virginia Most cancers Institute
Neighborhood oncology is the care folks need after they face most cancers as a result of it’s native, revolutionary, and high-quality. Medical doctors, nurses, and administrative employees take time to get to know every affected person and their wants.
“We deal with the entire affected person, not only a explicit illness. A breast most cancers affected person doesn’t solely have breast most cancers. There are such a lot of different points,” stated Dr. James L. Khatcheressian, oncologist at Virginia Most cancers Institute. “Neighborhood oncology practices are higher tailored to assist the entire affected person somewhat than only one particular oncologic problem.” He echoes the sentiment on this
Recap: Latest CPAN Advocacy Chats
Participating conversations with most cancers advocates, survivors, and professionals from across the nation on group oncology’s most urgent subjects.
September: Most cancers medicine is commonly the point of interest of remedy, however a balanced food regimen with nutritious meals performs an necessary position. COA’s Shiela Plasencia and Rose Gerber, MS,
July: Latest federal coverage adjustments will reshape how folks residing with most cancers entry remedy, obtain care, and afford medicine. COA’s Nicolas Ferreyros and Rose Gerber, MS,
Most cancers Information You Can Use
NPR, 08/13
Dealing with most cancers isn’t straightforward for anybody, however males are likely to fare worse—emotionally and bodily—than ladies, in line with the American Most cancers Society. Proof reveals male survivors isolate extra, search much less assist and, alarmingly, die earlier. Two males, certainly one of whom began the assist group Man As much as Most cancers, shared their private experiences of most cancers prognosis at a younger age.
CBS Information, 08/05
As extra folks aged 45-49 are getting screened for colon most cancers, extra early-stage diagnoses are being made, in line with new analysis printed within the Journal of the American Medical Affiliation. Researchers word disparities in colorectal most cancers screening proceed, significantly based mostly on schooling ranges and insurance coverage standing.
Related Press, 07/28
A federal choose briefly blocked Arkansas’s first-in-the-nation legislation that prohibits pharmacy profit managers (PBMs) from proudly owning pharmacies within the state. Supporters of the legislation have stated it’s wanted, as a result of PBMs are forcing impartial pharmacies, particularly these in rural areas, to shut. The legislation was set to take impact on Jan. 1, 2026.
Sources for Chapters
COA and CancerCare teamed as much as develop Time to Display, a marketing campaign that highlights the significance of most cancers screening. Be taught extra about most cancers screening by accessing the
