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The National Cancer Policy Forum serves as a trusted venue to identify high-priority policy issues in cancer research and care and to work collaboratively to examine those issues through convening activities focused on opportunities for action. The Forum addresses policy issues relevant to the goal of reducing the cancer burden through basic, clinical, and translational research; prevention; and by improving the care and outcomes for those diagnosed with cancer. Forum activities inform the cancer community and the public about critical policy issues through workshops and published reports.

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Food Insecurity Among Patients with Cancer: A Webinar

  • May 10, 2021
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

On May 10, 2021, the National Cancer Policy Forum, the Food and Nutrition Board, and the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, hosted a webinar to discuss food insecurity among patients wit...

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Cancer Prevention and Cancer Care: A Virtual Workshop (Part 2)

  • March 2, 2021
  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EST)
  • Past

The National Cancer Policy Forum convened a virtual workshop to examine the evidence base on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has altered the landscape of cancer prevention and...

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Cancer Prevention and Cancer Care: A Virtual Workshop (Part 1)

  • March 1, 2021
  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Past

The National Cancer Policy Forum convened a virtual workshop to examine the evidence base on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has altered the landscape of cancer prevention and...

Improving the Evidence Base for Treatment Decision Making for Older Adults with Cancer: A Virtual Workshop (Part 3)

  • January 27, 2021
  • 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (EST)
  • Past

This three-part workshop was convened by the National Cancer Policy Forum, in collaboration with the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, and the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Inde...

Improving the Evidence Base for Treatment Decision Making for Older Adults with Cancer: A Virtual Workshop (Part 2)

  • January 25, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)
  • Past

This three-part workshop was convened by the National Cancer Policy Forum, in collaboration with the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, and the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Inde...

Improving the Evidence Base for Treatment Decision Making for Older Adults with Cancer: A Virtual Workshop (Part 1)

  • January 22, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)
  • Past

This three-part workshop was convened by the National Cancer Policy Forum, in collaboration with the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, and the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Inde...

Addressing the Adverse Consequences of Cancer Treatment: A Workshop

  • November 9 - 10, 2020
  • Workshop
  • Past

Cancer care is associated with significant physical, mental, and socioeconomic consequences. This workshop examined the array of short- and long-term toxicities and adverse effects that patients may e...

Drug Research and Development for Adults Across the Older Age Span: A Workshop

  • August 5 - 6, 2020
  • Workshop
  • Past

This virtual public workshop provided a venue for stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities in drug research and development for older adult populations, explored barriers that impede s...

Opportunities and Challenges for Using Digital Health Applications in Oncology: A Workshop

  • July 13 - 14, 2020
  • Past

The National Cancer Policy Forum, in collaboration with the Forum on Cyber Resilience, convened a virtual workshop to examine the role of digital health applications in oncology research and care. Thi...

Advancing Progress in the Development and Implementation of Effective, High-Quality Cancer Screening: A Workshop

  • March 2 - 3, 2020
  • Workshop
  • Past

Evidence-based screening approaches have contributed to improved patient outcomes, and research continues to develop and evaluate the potential of new strategies for early cancer detection. However, t...

Sharing Clinical Trial Data: Challenges and a Way Forward – A Workshop

  • November 18 - 19, 2019
  • Workshop
  • Past

This public workshop provided a venue for stakeholders to discuss advances, challenges, and opportunities in clinical trial data sharing efforts since release of the 2015 Institute of Medicine report,...

Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology: A Workshop

  • October 28 - 29, 2019
  • Workshop
  • Past

The collection and analysis of big data is expected to transform the field of cancer research and improve cancer care. Innovations in analytic methods, coupled with large-scale efforts to collect big...

Enhancing Scientific Reproducibility through Transparent Reporting: A Workshop

  • September 25 - 26, 2019
  • Workshop
  • Past

This public workshop provided a venue for stakeholders to discuss the current state of transparency in reporting pre-clinical biomedical research (e.g., disclosure of the availability and location of...

Health Literacy and Communication Strategies in Oncology: A Workshop

  • July 15 - 16, 2019
  • Workshop
  • Past

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can access, comprehend, and use information to make health care decisions. However, estimates suggest that more than one-third of the U.S. adult popu...

Updating Labels for Generic Oncology Drugs: A Workshop

  • March 26, 2019
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

Updating Labels for Generic Oncology Drugs, a public workshop held on March 26th, 2019, convened expert stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities to updating generic oncology drug label...
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