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  • Honoring Oncology Nurse Navigators
    May 22, 2025
    In celebration of National Oncology Nursing Month, ACCC is honoring the vital role of oncology nurse navigators. These compassionate clinicians and advocates guide patients through every step of their cancer journey, reducing barriers, improving outcomes, and ensuring that no patient faces cancer alone.
  • Transforming Cancer Detection and Treatment With AI-Driven Healthy Person Program
    May 20, 2025
    In this third blog of the 2025 ACCC Innovator Award series, Bart Daugherty from Lifepoint Health shares more about his program's initiative to improve the quality of preventive care for patients in rural communities.
  • An Unexpected Lesson to Live Intentionally
    Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
    May 15, 2025
    In the latest installment of her leadership series, Barbara Schmidtman delves into the unexpected gift that can come from illness: stillness and time for reflection.
  • Adopting Machine Learning-Enabled Decision Support to Improve Oncology End-of-Life Outcomes
    May 13, 2025
    In this Q&A with WellSpan Cancer Institute, one of the six 2025 ACCC Innovator Award Winners, ACCCBuzz dives into the program's initiative that leverages machine learning-enabled decision support to improve end-of-life outcomes.
  • Precision in Progress: How Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies are Reshaping Ovarian Cancer Care
    Nicole A. Colwell, MD
    May 08, 2025
    As we observe World Ovarian Cancer Day in 2025, health care professionals are encouraged to recognize how precision oncology is reshaping treatment paradigms and presenting new opportunities to personalize care and improve survival outcomes.
  • Implementing a Structured, Scalable Geriatric Oncology Program
    May 05, 2025
    This first installment in the ACCCBuzz Blog 2025 Innovator Award Winners series highlights Penn Medicine Princeton Health, Princeton Cancer Center, and the program's strategy to implement a structured, scalable geriatric oncology program.
  • Breaking Barriers With Digital Health Technologies: Advancing CRS Risk Prediction
    April 29, 2025
    In support of the need for more advanced Digital Health Technologies, ACCC partnered with DiMe to create comprehensive resources that support the development of trustworthy CRS de-risking products.
  • Esophageal Awareness: Improved Survivorship Through Precision Medicine
    April 22, 2025
    This April, ACCC highlights Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month: a time for increasing public awareness about the importance of early detection and facilitating emerging therapies for patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer.
  • Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach
    April 18, 2025
    In recognition of Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month this April, ACCC urges clinicians, researchers, and health care leaders to actively engage in education efforts, champion screening initiatives, and address persistent disparities in access to head and neck cancer care.
  • Sprinting Toward Self-Improvement
    Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
    April 08, 2025
    In the most recent installment of her leadership blog series, Dr. Schmidtman uses the example of a daily commitment to running to demonstrate the impact of leaders taking time for self-improvement to help them consistently show up for their team members.
  • National Minority Health Month: Addressing Racial Disparities in Oncology
    April 03, 2025
    Despite advances in cancer treatment and early detection, significant disparities in cancer care persist across racial and ethnic lines in the United States. At ACCC, we recognize that achieving health equity in oncology requires intentional, sustained, and systemic efforts.
  • Precision Medicine Packs a Punch: Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    Nicole A. Colwell, MD
    March 31, 2025
    While ADCs have emerged as a promising development for patients with NSCLC, they present unique challenges in clinical practice, such as optimal patient selection, treatment sequencing, and toxicity management. ADCs can also elicit significant adverse events, particularly when combined with immunotherapy, raising concerns about overlapping toxicities and the need for close monitoring for treatment-related complications.
  • Transforming Oncology Care Through Technological Innovation
    March 21, 2025
    Attendees of the 51st AMCCBS had the opportunity to attend 2 expert-led breakfast tech sessions that addressed the integration of technology and AI into oncology and their future in the cancer care continuum.
  • Advocates Discuss Leveraging Software to Improve Financial Assistance
    March 14, 2025
    Many health care institutions use electronic health records to track financial assistance for patients, but how they do it varies greatly. To support the effective use of systems like Epic, ACCC’s Financial Advocacy Network hosted a coffee chat where cancer program members shared strategies for leveraging Epic to enhance financial assistance efforts.
  • Coping With Imposter Syndrome in a Leadership Position
    Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
    March 12, 2025
    In the latest installment of her monthly leadership blog series, Barbara Schmidtman touches on imposter syndrome and how leaders in cancer care can combat it.
  • #AMCCBS: Health Care Leadership, Market Dynamics, and Women’s Oncology
    March 10, 2025
    As the 51st AMCCBS came to a close, the final sessions of the conference addressed key areas including evidence-based decision-making, competitive oncology strategies, and integrating women’s health with oncology to address rising cancer rates.
  • #AMCCBS: Lessons in Leadership and a Health Policy Update
    March 07, 2025
    On Day 2 of the ACCC 51st AMCCBS, attendees heard from Dr. Nadine Barrett and Dr. Robin Zon about lessons in leadership, engaged in 8 Deep Dive Sessions, and received a comprehensive health policy update.
  • #AMCCBS: The Future of Cancer Care Delivery
    March 06, 2025
    The blog post highlights key moments from the 2025 ACCC Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (#AMCCBS), where leaders in cancer care gathered to discuss the future of oncology. The keynote address by health care futurist Nick Webb explored transformative trends such as hyper consumerism, the integration of advanced technologies like AI, and innovations in the human experience, emphasizing the need for health organizations to adapt to patient-centric models for sustainable growth. The post also celebrates the 2025 ACCC Annual Award winners, honoring outstanding contributions in oncology, from patient care and clinical research to community engagement. Recognized for their significant impact were Christian G. Downs, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, and J. Thaddeus Beck, MD.
  • #AMCCBS: Advocating on Capitol Hill
    March 05, 2025
    ACCC welcomed its members to Washington DC for Hill Day to kick off the 51st AMCCBS, whereby attendees had the opportunity to advocate for legislative and policy changes to support their cancer care community and the patients they serve.
  • Recognizing Leaders in Financial Navigation
    March 03, 2025
    ACCC spoke with Brittany McArn, OPN-CG, CPPN, a financial navigation manager and the recipient of the 2025 FirstHealth MLK Leadership Award, to learn more about her dedication to reducing the financial burden of cancer care.

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