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

Q&A

A Rare Drive

Chordoma survivor Josh Sommer brings together researchers and patients to develop better treatments for an uncommon cancer.

by Kate Yandell

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