Supportive Cancer Care Improves Outcomes and Lowers Costs. It Should Be the National Standard of Care. By Sheri Biller Supportive care is not just a “nice to have.” We often- and rightly- associate cancer care with research and advanced therapies. But these essential pillars of cancer prevention and treatment are only part of what cancer...
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Reflections on the Together for Supportive Cancer Care Summit
Reflections on the Together for Supportive Cancer Care Summit By Audrey Haberman, CEO, The Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation We’ve just returned from a powerful and productive gathering in Washington, D.C. with the Together for Supportive Cancer Care coalition. – the second annual Together for Supportive Cancer Care Summit. It was an honor for...
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Partner Spotlight: The Importance of Culturally Aligned Patient Navigation in Cancer Care
Studies show access to supportive cancer care remains a profound challenge, especially for under-resourced communities. One of our grantees, AC Care Alliance (ACCA), addresses this challenge by providing patient navigation and culturally aligned care, ensuring that families receive compassionate, tailored support through shared experiences. Supportive cancer care programs ensure that the unique needs of people with...
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Expanding Access: Kaiser Permanente’s Commitment Whole-Person Cancer Care
Many communities face disproportionate cancer burdens and outcomes due to race, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, gender identity, and chronic poverty. For example, Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups are often less likely to receive recommended treatments, such as chemotherapy and...
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Our Next Step to Expand Early Access to Whole-Person Supportive Cancer Care: The Together for Supportive Cancer Care Coalition
Our Next Step to Expand Early Access to Whole-Person Supportive Cancer Care: The Together for Supportive Cancer Care Coalition Today marks an important step forward in making whole-person, supportive cancer care the new national standard in our country—for all people living with cancer and their caregivers, no matter where they live or receive care. Organizations...
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A Cross-Sector Approach to Advancing Early Access to Supportive Cancer Care: The Together for Supportive Cancer Care Summit
By Audrey Haberman, CEO, The Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation A core goal of our work and vision is for every person in the United States diagnosed with cancer to have early, access to supportive cancer care. Despite the proven benefits of the supportive cancer care approach, integrated supportive care is not widely available...
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Supporting Organizations That Serve Communities and People Most Impacted by Health Inequities
By Audrey Haberman, CEO, The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation As part of our commitment to equitable change, this year we began forging partnerships with organizations across the country who are championing health equity in communities most impacted by health inequities and working to combat health disparities: preventable differences in the impact of disease,...
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World Cancer Day: Why Early Access to Whole-Person Supportive Care Should Be An Essential Part of Cancer Care
By Audrey Haberman Today is World Cancer Day, a global initiative that works to raise awareness around the world, improving education about cancer, and spark change. It’s a chance for us all to come together to reimagine a world where we can prevent millions of cancer deaths – and where access to life-saving cancer treatment...
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A New Phase In Our Work to Create More Access to Integrated Supportive Care for Every Cancer Patient and Family
By Audrey Haberman, CEO, The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation For years, Sheri and Les Biller have championed the profound impact of cancer care programs that specialize in addressing the psychosocial, clinical, and spiritual needs of cancer care patients and their families through a model called supportive care. The foundation’s deepest partnership is with...