California Legislature passes Cancer Patients Bill of Rights establishing six rights for cancer patients to ensure access to the care they need Join Cancer Care is Different for a virtual event Friday, August 20, at 9:30 AM PT with remarks from Sen. Susan Rubio (D-District 22), Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-District 64), City of Hope CEO […]
Introduced today in the state Senate, legislation details six rights for every cancer patient in California Initiated by City of Hope, partners include American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, California Chronic Care Coalition and International Myeloma Foundation DUARTE, Calif. – Today, as communities and organizations across the globe commemorate World Cancer Day, a coalition of […]
A growing number of cancer patients, especially those with breast and lung cancers, are being spared the dreaded treatment in favor of other options.
Incredible advances in cancer care are of no benefit to cancer patients if they can’t access them. Sadly, for too many cancer patients, our current system places barriers in their path to accessing the optimal clinical care for their diagnosis.
According to Joseph Alvarnas, MD, vice president of government affairs at City of Hope, 55% of cancer patients in California don’t receive care consistent with clinical guidelines from national comprehensive cancer networks.
This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on March 9, 2021.
A profound, difficult, seemingly impossible human journey begins with the words, “you have cancer.”
Results of a retrospective analysis released during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program suggested that prescribing cancer medications in accordance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines appeared to confer better disease-specific survival for patients across 8 different malignancies found in the California Cancer Registry during 2004 to 2016.
