Rays of Hope 2013: Media and the Cancer Experience

September 26, 2013

The Newseum in Washington, DC

6 p.m. Reception, 7 p.m. Program

Join NCCS this fall as we host a conversation about the influence of the media on the cancer experience. Panelists will discuss the role of the media in shaping perceptions of cancer treatment, access and quality. The media have a profound impact on public and patient attitudes toward a cancer diagnosis and treatment, and media coverage of cancer can also affect public policy debates about cancer care. Media from all disciplines are transforming how cancer patients and their families receive information about their disease, navigate difficult choices about treatment, and make decisions about their lives after cancer.

Words Matter. More than a quarter century ago, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship embarked on a mission to change the vocabulary of cancer.

NCCS sought to replace “cancer victim” with “cancer survivor,” a change in terminology that helped bring about a dramatically different notion of the cancer experience. NCCS has built upon this history and is now working to ensure that from the moment of diagnosis through treatment and beyond, improving the quality of cancer care for survivors is a national policy priority. For more information, please contact us at info@canceradvocacy.org or 301.650.9127.

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