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NCCN Policy Summit Encourages Conversation and Action on Sexual Health and Fertility Issues Faced by People with Cancer

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월요일, 5월 6, 2024
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—hosted an oncology policy summit, today, focused on how sexual and reproductive health can impact people with cancer before, during, and after treatment. Speakers covered a wide range of topics, within the context of gender and sex, intimacy, fertility and reproductive health, treatment side-effects, and the impact of a changing policy landscape in the wake of new laws and judicial decisions.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—hosted an oncology policy summit, today, focused on how sexual and reproductive health can impact people with cancer before, during, and after treatment.
  • These evidence-based expert consensus recommendations feature best practices for addressing sexual health, fertility, hormone-related symptoms, and many other late and long-term effects from cancer.
  • "It is so important that education about sexual and reproductive health be included into the training of cancer clinicians if these critical health issues are to be addressed in patients' comprehensive cancer care."
  • Two afternoon keynote speakers shared first-hand looks at the issue of reproductive health and fertility preservation for people undergoing cancer care.

Lack of sexual orientation and gender identity data and research affecting cancer care of LGBTQ+ community

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목요일, 5월 26, 2022
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*Despite this uptick, there is a significant lack of data and research on sexual orientation and gender identity when it comes to health care.

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  • *Despite this uptick, there is a significant lack of data and research on sexual orientation and gender identity when it comes to health care.
  • People who identify as LGBTQ+ may have a higher risk of getting cancer than those who identify as heterosexual and/or cisgender.
  • You dont fix what you dont measure, said Scout, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, in reference to how the lack of sexual orientation and gender identity data and research on LGBTQ+ individuals experience with their health care providers affects their outcome of care.
  • Chris Chamars, Program and Partnership Specialist for GRYT Health, discussed their experiences navigating the health care space as a patient, former health care professional and advocate.

NCCN Joins the Call to 'Close the Care Gap' on World Cancer Day

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금요일, 2월 4, 2022
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World Cancer Day is observed every February 4. This year, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is joining organizations worldwide to draw attention to widespread inequities in cancer care and work to address them. "Close the care gap" is the theme for the new three-year campaign led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to promote greater equity in health care for all populations.

Key Points: 
  • This year, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ( NCCN ) is joining organizations worldwide to draw attention to widespread inequities in cancer care and work to address them.
  • Today and every day we must uncover and address the significant barriers that prevent too many people from receiving high-quality cancer care."
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) previously announced a global strategy for eliminating cervical cancer as part of World Cancer Day activities.
  • Given the global need to address care disparities in cervical cancer, NCCN recently published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Cervical Cancer .

NCCN Joins the Call to 'Close the Care Gap' on World Cancer Day

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금요일, 2월 4, 2022
Awareness, Guideline, CEO, Decision-making, HPV, Patient, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Mortality, Health, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Organization, Union for International Cancer Control, World Cancer Day, Policy, Health equity, MD, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Death, Twitter, Research, Translation, Survivor, Vaccination, Cancer, Annual conferences, UICC, WHO, Medicine, Disease, Cervical cancer, White, World Health Organization, Incidence, HERC, National LGBT Cancer Network, Papilloma, Education, World, Union, NCCN, Equity, Survival, Black, Conference, Caregiver, Birth control, Vaccine, Dietary supplement, Medical device

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World Cancer Day is observed every February 4. This year, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is joining organizations worldwide to draw attention to widespread inequities in cancer care and work to address them. "Close the care gap" is the theme for the new three-year campaign led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to promote greater equity in health care for all populations.

Key Points: 
  • This year, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ( NCCN ) is joining organizations worldwide to draw attention to widespread inequities in cancer care and work to address them.
  • Today and every day we must uncover and address the significant barriers that prevent too many people from receiving high-quality cancer care."
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) previously announced a global strategy for eliminating cervical cancer as part of World Cancer Day activities.
  • Given the global need to address care disparities in cervical cancer, NCCN recently published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Cervical Cancer .