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Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Inpatient Oncology Team.

AssistPoint is your free site for one-stop cancer Patient Assistance.    Right now, assistPoint is being tested and improved.  But, due to the tremendous demand for a single point of contact for all cancer programs, it is open right now.  Here’s an outline of what you can do RIGHT NOW and what you will be able to do […]

Celgene Patient Support® provides healthcare professionals and patients with a dedicated, central point of contact to assist with identifying financial assistance options and obtaining insurance approval for Celgene medications. No matter what a patient’s insurance situation, a range of options are available that may help pay for their Celgene medication. Patient co-pay responsibility is reduced […]

Genentech medicines that represent progress in targeted medicines and immunotherapies: Alectinib, pivotal data showing the investigational ALK inhibitor shrank tumors in about half of the people with advanced ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following treatment with crizotinib [press release]. Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A; anti-PDL1), data showing the investigational cancer immunotherapy reduced the risk of death by half in […]

Open Payments Program Increases Transparency in Health Care Click Here for more information CMS Blog

An Open Letter to the Governor by Nadim Nimeh, MD Comanche County Memorial Hospital Receives National Outstanding Achievement Award from American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer An Extra Layer of Support

Last year, the Oklahoma Legislature failed to approve a bill to require doctors to check the database every time they write a prescription for these addictive drugs. Medical groups lobbied against that bill, saying its requirements would be burdensome for doctors.

ASCO provides a summary of issues and recommendations related to the 340B program for policymakers to consider from the perspective of professionals dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

National CALL to Action Day Today: We Need Your Voice! An Invitation to the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting State of Cancer Care in America: 2015 Report