The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and NCI said they are developing a Memorandum of Understanding to address how the agencies can work together to improve the process for making coverage decisions for cancer therapy and diagnosis.
Also in this 8-page issue: The Cancer Letter wins two awards for its “authoritative examination” of NCI.
Access to mammography needs improvement, IOM National Cancer Policy Board report finds.
NCAB, President’s Cancer Panel honor the late Paul Calabresi.
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