Association of Cancer Care Centers

On day 2 of this year’s Community Oncology Conference, a panel of government and health policy experts gathered to discuss the hot-button issue of political influence on cancer policy and the damage community oncology has suffered this past year.

A presentation at the ACCC 47th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit gave virtual attendees an overview of research on PROs and how RSM can be incorporated into an oncology practice.

Kavita Patel, MD, MS, FACP, a fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for Health Policy, touched on key topics in health care at the ACCC 47th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit.

ACCC president Randall Oyer, MD, gives insight into the ongoing collaboration between the ACCC and ASCO to foster minority participation in cancer clinical trials.

Randall Oyer, MD, president of the Association of Community Cancer Centers, discusses the ACCC and American Society of Clinical Oncology's initiative to make clinical trials more inclusive.

On July 29, the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network hosted an interactive virtual town hall. After, the speakers addressed the attendee questions they did not have time to discuss during the town hall.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an example of how routine physical checkups, cancer screenings, and cancer treatment advances in recent decades are saving lives.

The challenges of complying with payer mandates in biosimilars were discussed in a webinar sponsored by The American Journal of Managed Care® and The Center for Biosimilars®.

The online tool is available for cancer programs.

ACCC urges the administration to move carefully and with a clear understanding of the potential ramifications on the cancer care delivery infrastructure.

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) “All of Us” research project was spotlighted for its potential to explain racial disparities due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the FDA has told Cool Clouds Distribution to stop selling its fruite-flavored e-cigarettes (e-cigs); the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) partner to promote minority participation in cancer treatment trials.

Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, BCOP, was named 2019-2020 president of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) during its 45th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit on March 22, 2019, in Washington, DC. McBride is the clinical coordinator of hematology/oncology at The University of Arizona Cancer Center.

The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has released a new report highlighting resources developed by the ACCC Immuno-Oncology Institute to meet the needs of detailed, practical insights for selecting and delivering immunotherapy, recognizing and managing immune-related toxicities, and coordinating patient care across specialties.

Results from the Association of Community Cancer Centers' (ACCC's) ninth annual Trending Now in Cancer Care survey revealed how cancer programs across the country are being impacted by different healthcare stakeholders.