Advocacy Archives | Page 12 of 17

Patient advocates meet amid an outcry about research funding cuts, participate in a meeting with FDA officials and visit Capitol Hill.

by Marci A. Landsmann

The Affordable Care Act and Cancer Patients

Cancer survivors tell their stories and researchers take a broad view.

by Kevin McLaughlin

Survivor Profile

Putting Her Armor On

An acute myeloid leukemia survivor and former TV news reporter finds a new reason to help others improve their health.

by Jennifer Walker

Q&A

Rolling Up Her Sleeves

Princess Dina Mired of Jordan will be the first Arab president of the Union for International Cancer Control.

by Sue Rochman

Forward Look

World Cancer Day: Accelerating Progress

Image courtesy of the Union for International Cancer Control February 4 is World Cancer Day, an international effort to increase cancer awareness and education to reduce preventable cancer deaths. World Cancer Day 2017 marks the midpoint of a three-year campaign, “We Can. I Can.” The overarching goal has been to encourage everyone, everywhere—from government health organizations […]

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

Going Full Bore

Susan Leighton, a 19-year survivor, is a powerful advocate for ovarian cancer research. Her advocacy, which began locally in northern Alabama, has reached the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Defense.

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

Reasons to Dream

Despite a metastatic lung cancer diagnosis, Emily Bennett Taylor was able to look beyond the illness in 2012 to her dream of raising a family. Today, with no evidence of disease, she is the mother of two baby girls.

by Marci A. Landsmann