NCCN Hosts Patient Advocacy Summit on Improving Access to Accurate Health Information | PR Newswire [Video]

Experts discuss why and how to navigate information overload and counter misinformation so that people with cancer can make well-informed decisions about their care.

, /PRNewswire/ — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®)—a non-profit alliance of leading cancer centers—hosted a Patient Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., today. The annual event brings together leading experts to promote strategies and best practices for improving cancer care. This year’s summit focused on practice and policy solutions for sharing accurate, evidence-based health information with patients and caregivers. It featured a keynote address from W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), along with panel discussions that included Robin Vanderpool, DrPH, Chief of the NCI’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch.

“We must provide patients with clear, trustworthy information that meets them where they are.” Dr. Denlinger, CEO, NCCN

“When people with cancer are empowered to make informed choices about their care, they …