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Press Releases

• Updated Genetic Screening Guidelines Published by National Comprehensive Cancer Network Feature Emerging Evidence on Personalized Medicine  (12/04/2019)
• New Research in JNCCN Offers Reassurance about Rarity of Recurrence for Early-Stage Breast Cancer after Breast-Conserving Surgery  (11/25/2019)
• IBM, American Cancer Society, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Clinton Health Access Initiative, and African Cancer Coalition Establish New Alliance to Help Fight Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa  (11/11/2019)
• New NCCN Guidelines Debut to Manage Complications and Improve Readiness for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients  (10/30/2019)

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Health Care Policy News

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NCCN eBulletin Newsletter

November 25, 2019 | Volume 11 Issue 24

• NCCN Flash Updates: NCCN Guidelines^® for Testicular Cancer and NCCN Guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks™ for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• NCCN Flash Updates: NCCN Guidelines^®, NCCN Compendium^®, and the NCCN Imaging AUC™ for Anal Carcinoma
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®) Best Practices Committee Infusion Efficiency Workgroup Toolkit: Providing Oncology Treatments in the Outpatient Setting
• New for 2020! Submit Patient Case Studies for Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

November 11, 2019 | Volume 11 Issue 23

• NCCN Flash Updates: NCCN Guidelines^®, NCCN Compendium^®, and NCCN Templates^® for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and NCCN Guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks^™ for Occult Primary
• NCCN Flash Updates: New NCCN Templates^® Colon Cancer and Rectal Cancer
• New NCCN Guidelines Debut to Manage Complications and Improve Readiness for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
• Agenda Announced for NCCN 2020 Annual Conference
• New Global Alliance Supports African Oncology Community

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NCCN in the News

• CNBC: Cancer patients are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke, new study shows  (11/26/2019)
• NPR: A Cancer Care Approach Tailored To The Elderly May Have Better Results  (11/23/2019)
• The Guardian: New Alliance to Improve Access to Quality Cancer Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa  (11/22/2019)
• Journal of Clinical Pathways: NCCN Updates Guidelines for Gastric, Esophageal Cancers  (11/21/2019)

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NCCN Member Institutions in the News

• Receiving Care in a Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Clinic Increases Discussion about Treatment Options and Adherence to National Guidelines  (11/19/2019)
• Eliminating Common Bacterial Infection Significantly Decreases Gastric Cancer Risk  (11/14/2019)
• To Monitor Cancer Therapy in the Body, Penn Researchers Tag CAR T Cells with Imaging Markers  (11/05/2019)
• Common Early Sign of Cardiovascular Disease Also May Indicate Cancer Risk, Study Finds  (10/31/2019)

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