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NCCN welcomes the opportunity to work with reporters on all cancer-related topics. NCCN offers members of the media access to scientific and medical experts, news releases, background research, and much more. We can also help connect press with investigators and clinicians who can discuss research, treatment and issues related to cancer through coordination with media contacts at NCCN Member Institutions.

For news, interviews, photo requests or the most current information and resources available, please contact:

Katie Kiley Brown
Communications Manager
215.690.0238
brown@nccn.org
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Note: NCCN neither reviews nor approves press releases announcing the inclusion of tests, agents, and/or therapies listed within the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®). For any additional commercial use of NCCN Content in promotional and educational materials, NCCN requires a license and review of content.

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Press kits, media advisories, and information on upcoming events.

Press Releases

• Empowering Patients to Talk about Sex  (07/21/2017)
• NCCN Guidelines and NCCN Templates to be Integrated into ION Solutions’ IntelliDoseTxM Treatment Management Module   (07/19/2017)
• Appropriate Distress Screening and Follow Up Leads to Fewer ER Visits and Hospitalizations in Patients with Cancer, Study Finds  (07/13/2017)
• Narrow Insurance Networks Leave Patients with Little Choice   (07/06/2017)

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Health Care Policy News

• Narrow Insurance Networks Leave Patients with Little Choice   (07/06/2017)
• NCCN Survey: AHCA Would Impede Overall Access to Cancer Treatment (The Cancer Letter)  (04/25/2017)
• NCCN Survey Reveals Oncology’s Concerns about Financial Distress, Patient Access to Care  (04/19/2017)
• NCCN Statement on FDA Leadership and Vision for the Future  (04/05/2017)

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NCCN eBulletin Newsletter

July 10, 2017 | Volume 9 Issue 14

• Updated Patient Resources Now Available for Ovarian Cancer
• How are you making a difference in the lives of patients with cancer?
• Do you bag it?
• Free NCCN Pocket Guidelines Available for Melanoma
• Narrow Insurance Networks Leave Patients with Little Choice
• NCCN Flash Updates: NCCN Guidelines^® & NCCN Templates^® Updated

June 26, 2017 | Volume 9 Issue 13

• NCCN Guidelines Compliance for Chest CT Reduces False Positives and Decreases Health Care Spending in Breast Cancer, Study Finds
• NCCN Flash Update: NCCN Guidelines^® Updated
• How are you making a difference in the lives of patients with cancer?
• Do you bag it?
• Free NCCN Pocket Guidelines Available for Colon & Rectal Cancers, Head & Neck Cancer, Antiemesis, and Melanoma

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NCCN in the News

• Study Queries Cost–Quality Tradeoff in Narrow Oncology Provider Networks (American Journal of Managed Care)  (07/20/2017)
• Communicating Policy Changes in Lung Cancer (American Journal of Managed Care)  (07/20/2017)
• Younger Age Predicts Node Positivity in T1 Melanoma (MedPage Today)  (07/20/2017)
• Influence of Value Frameworks in Clinical Practice (American Journal of Managed Care)  (07/19/2017)

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NCCN Member Institutions in the News

• Empowering Patients to Talk about Sex  (07/21/2017)
• Study Sheds Light on the ‘Other’ Breast Cancer Genes (CNN)  (07/21/2017)
• Young Adult Survivors Struggle to Get Back to Normal (University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center)  (07/21/2017)
• No Dye: Cancer Patients’ Gray Hair Darkened on Immune Drugs (AP)  (07/21/2017)

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