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2020 ACCC Innovator Awards: Creating a Community-Based Cardio-Oncology Clinic July 14, 2020 In 2016, Vijay Rao, MD, PhD, was working as a cardiologist at Franciscan Health—ACCC Innovator Award winner—in Indianapolis, Indiana, when three of his female patients in treatment for breast cancer all suffered heart failure. Newly committed to proactively addressing the link between oncology treatments …
Major Movement on Several Key Pieces of Legislation We are excited to announce the recent healthcare legislation signed into law by the Governor of Louisiana. These laws are aimed at improving the healthcare landscape in the state and bringing about positive changes for patients. Let's take a closer look at each of these important bills: SB98 - Bone Marrow Donation Effective Date: July …
Biomarker Testing: Allowing Individualized Treatment for Cancer Patients March 2022 Biomarker testing has become an incredible tool in helping doctors identify the right treatment options for a patient. Specifically, oncologists are using it as a first step in identifying which medications might work for a cancer patient. Precision medicine can provide targeted treatment and a better chance of …
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The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) mourns the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, September 18, at age 87 due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Along with being a distinguished jurist, Justice Ginsburg was, like her mother, a cancer patient. Diagnosed with cancer five times over the past 21 years, Justice Ginsburg had undergone multiple …
© 2020 sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC. All rights reserved. MAT-US-2017236 08/20 References: 1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Application Summaries and Coding Decisions. https://www.cms.gov/files/ document/2020-hcpcs-application-summary-quarter-2-2020-drugs-and-biologicals.pdf. Accessed July 23, 2020. 2. SARCLISA [package insert]. …
Chelsea Osterman, MD, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC View Poster
THYROID CANCER TESTING PROGRAM NO PATIENT, HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, PAYER, OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE BILLED FOR ANY TEST ORDERED PURSUANT TO THE THYROID CANCER TESTING PROGRAM. *Eligible patient may receive either one (1) NGS thyroid profile test (for MTC) or one (1) NGS thyroid profile plus RET FISH test (for non-MTC), regardless of test results or treatment decision. No patient, healthcare …
Joanna Young, DO, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC View Poster
Eligible patients (US-based only) may receive either one (1) NGS Thyroid Profile test (for advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (“MTC”) patients 12 years of age and older who require systemic therapy) or one (1) NGS Thyroid Profile plus RET FISH test (for advanced or metastatic non-medullary thyroid cancer (“non-MTC”) patients 12 years of age and older who require systemic therapy and …
Emeka Uzoka, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC View Poster
Pavan Tenneti, MD, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC View Posters
Ankur Singh, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC), Winston-Salem, NC View Poster
Shanker Polsani, MD, Division of Hematology/Oncology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC View Poster
Ashley Matusz-Fisher, MD, Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Heath, Charlotte, NC View Poster
Vaibhav Kumar, MD, The University of North Carolina t Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC View Poster
Patrick Kuhlman, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC), Winston-Salem, NC View Poster
Danielle M. File, MD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC View Poster
Andy Dothard, Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC), Winston-Salem, NC View Poster