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Claire Saxton
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Part of executive team at www.CancerSupportCommunity.org. Advocate for including Patient/Caregiver Experience, Health literacy/plain language in clinical & psychosocial research, health policy & value/HTA. Impact metrics & evaluation. Mom, cyclist, reader.
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For #NSCLC patients, socio-demographics better predict distress levels than metastatic status—challenging common assumptions in psych-oncology.

#ASCOQLTY25 #LungCancer #PsychosocialSupport
www.CancerSupportCommunity.org

Poster:
www.cancersupportcommunity.org/sites/defaul...
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Your voice matters! With crucial Congressional decisions ahead, tell your Congressperson to protect patient access to #healthcare, especially pediatric and adult cancer patients who access care through #Medicaid.

bit.ly/3Fk6mHZ

#CallCongress #CancerTreatment
#BudgetCuts
#ThisIsNotFraudOrWaste
March 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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www.CancerSupportCommunity.org congratulates Tim Taggart for successfully completing the Livermore Valley Half Marathon!🏅 Thank you for running with purpose for pediatric cancer and raising over $8,000 for The Bear Fund-

#FightCancerLikeABear #childhoodcancer
March 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Top reasons #BreastCancer patients gave CancerSupportCommunity.org for not following their treatment plan 👇👇👇

Erica Fortune, PhD, presented findings about treatment tolerability & adherence at #SABCS24.

Full poster: bit.ly/3VwuXyq

#bcsm #GRASP #SABCS #cansky #oncsky
Reasons for not adhering to treatment plan: 80% To avoid side effects of treatment 67% Treatment interfered with work or daily activities 62% Treatment interfered with personal life
December 13, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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What are top barriers to care & psychosocial / practical needs of CAR T patients & caregivers in CancerSupportCommunity.org’s Proactive Navigation program?

Read more: https://bit.ly/49oimmC

Or watch our lead author:
https://postercast.com/view_postercast.php?&sess=r6e1e3_Wj9E&posterfor=209343
Top reasons for contacting the helpline: • CAR T Cell Therapy Education/Information • Financial Concerns • Need for Emotional Support • Lodging & Transportation
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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If you’re at #ASH24, join me at 6pm tonight at poster #3716 to learn more about CancerSupportCommunity.org 's proactive CAR T patient & caregiver navigation.

www.cancersupportcommunity.org/sites/defaul...
A picture of the research poster. Better view is available by downloading the pdf at the link above
December 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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If you’re at #ASH24, join me now at poster #2437 to learn more about what patients think is important when deciding if a treatment is tolerable to them.
December 8, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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On Saturday: Visit me at CancerSupportCommunity.org ’s poster (#2437) to see research on how income effects blood cancer patients’ views of treatment tolerability and Its Relationship to Income. (www.cancersupportcommunity.org/sites/defaul...)

#ASH24 #CanSky #OncoSky #EquityInCancerCare
December 6, 2024 at 8:17 AM
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CancerSupportCommunity.org is at #ASH24 to learn more and find ways to partner to ensure EVERYONE with cancer has access to care & the support they want & need.

Join the conversation!
#CanSky #OncoSky #EquityInCancerCare
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December 6, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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Did you know that the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment window closes on December 7th? CSC's new resource reviews ten tips to understanding your Medicare Part D coverage. Learn more: CancerSupportCommunity.org/Medicare-Tips
December 4, 2024 at 3:15 AM
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There are great resources for caregivers - those helping loved ones living with cancer - at CancerSupportCommunity.org/caregivers, including info on the difference between palliative care and hospice care.
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Young adults living with colorectal cancer have unique needs. After Cancer Support Community’s researchers documented some of their unique psychosocial needs: www.cancersupportcommunity.org/sites/defaul..., our Education Team created this resource: www.cancersupportcommunity.org/resource/col...
November 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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If you are a Black or African American #cancer patient, CancerSupportCommunity.org invites you to join a free Peer #ClinicalTrials Support Program. #BlackFamCan

Enroll today: www.cancersupportcommunity.org/peer-clinical-trials-support-program or call 1-888-292-5162

#oncology #oncosky #cansky
Enroll for free today to ask a peer. Connect with a Black patient or survivor about their cancer clinical tria experience. Middle aged Black woman quoted as saying “They know how I felt because they went through it.” Cancer Support Community/ Gilda’s Club
November 21, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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I am grateful for the amazing weather we hav had this month! Severa weekend bike rides looked like this!
Colorful autumn trees line the C&O Canal & reflect in its waters. The canal towpath lies ahead, with a few hikers in the distance.
November 21, 2024 at 6:41 AM
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My weekend bicycle was absolutely gorgeous!
Colorful autumn trees line the C&O Canal & reflect in its waters. The canal towpath lies ahead, with a few hikers in the distance.
November 21, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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Excited for a great day of learning at Cancer Support Community's Utilization Management Summit! Excited to hear about:
* the future of health policy
* AI in utilization management
* alternative funding programs
* patient-centered value assessment
#healthcare #innovation #healthpolicy
I'm attending Cancer Support Community's 2024 Utilization Management Summit! November 19th at noon, National Press Club, Washington, DC
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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I work with amazing people at Cancer Support Community Sharing 2 projects at #JADPROlive:
*CSC’s proactive navigation (www.cancersupportcommunity.org/sites/defaul...)
* IDing needs & sources of resilience for historically underserved communities! (www.cancersupportcommunity.org/sites/defaul...)
November 17, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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Nuevo: Consulte nuestro nuevo recurso para cuidadores. Este recurso habla sobre cómo afrontar el duelo y la pérdida como cuidador. Léalo aquí:

www.cancersupportcommunity.org/resource/com...
November 17, 2024 at 1:15 AM