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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization cancer advocacy organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is the oldest survivor -led cancer advocacy organization in the country, and works to effect policy change at the national level.
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The primary sponsor of the center is the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF), [2] a 501(c)(3) entity (established in 1945). [ 6 ] The center employs over 500 physicians and scientists, who engage in clinical activities (i.e., cancer treatment ), education, research ( basic and clinical ), and cancer prevention .
For a county CCS program the funding source is a combination of appropriations from the county, state general funds and the federal government. [1] California is required to spend 30% of funds from its Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant on children with special health care needs, thus a portion of these federal funds go to the CCS program.
Sculpture in a park with a theme of cancer survivorship. A cancer survivor is a person with cancer of any type who is still living. Whether a person becomes a survivor at the time of diagnosis or after completing treatment, whether people who are actively dying are considered survivors, and whether healthy friends and family members of the cancer patient are also considered survivors, varies ...
Programs that serve victims of domestic violence are bracing for unprecedented cuts that will also affect rape crisis hotlines, child abuse centers and legal service providers across California.
The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established in 1973 as a result of the National Cancer Act of 1971. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) was established by Congress through the Cancer Registries Amendment Act in 1992, and administered by the Centers for Disease ...
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Northwestern University. Archived from the original on 2010-11-18. "End of life care". NHS Choices. 29 May 2018. "End of Life Care Strategy - promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life". Publications policy and guidance. UK Department of Health. "Survivorship A to Z: End-Of-Life ...