People v. Cancer
Join us for People v. Cancer 2023.
The Atlantic is proud to continue to bring People v. Cancer to audiences. The program gathers survivors, medical providers, patients, and scientists for illuminating conversations on a disease that remains perplexing and lethal.
At the fifth annual People v. Cancer, The Atlantic explored how the latest scientific breakthroughs are reshaping patient care and treatment, and how they have renewed optimism within the cancer community. Join us for demonstrations, the unveiling of groundbreaking research, and in-depth conversations from the front lines of the cancer community.
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Speakers
Jiyoung Ahn
Professor and Associate Director for NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Brian Alexander
CEO, Foundation Medicine
Underwriter Session
Steve Alperin
CEO, SurvivorNet
Allison Applebaum
Associate Attending Psychologist and Director, Caregivers Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gal Beckerman
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Catherine Bollard
Director, Center for Cancer and Immunology, Children’s National Hospital
Nicholas A.J. Botwood
Senior Vice President, World Wide Medical Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb
Underwriter Session
Danielle Carnival
White House Cancer Moonshot Coordinator, Office of Science and Technology Policy
James Casey
Multi-instrumentalist, Singer, Producer and Composer
Isabelle Choi
Director of Research and Clinical Director, New York Proton Center
Melissa B. Davis
Director of Health Equity, Weill Cornell Medicine Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
Pat Garcia-Gonzalez
CEO, The Max Foundation
Underwriter Session
James Hamblin
Preventive Medicine Physician, Lecturer at Yale School of Public Health
Andrew Kung
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pamela Kunz
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division Chief of GI Oncology, Smilow Cancer Hospital / Yale Cancer Center, and Vice Chief of Diversity Equity and Inclusion for Medical Oncology
Underwriter Session
Bruce Levine
Barbara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania
Alvaro Menendez
Medical Director, Cancer Disparities and Health Equity, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Leticia Nogueira
Senior Principal Scientist, Health Services Research, American Cancer Society
Tig Notaro
Comedian, Actor and Writer
Gwendolyn P. Quinn
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Lori M. Reilly
Chief Operating Officer, PhRMA
Underwriter Session
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Scout
Executive Director, National LGBT Cancer Network
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Amar Stewart
Visual Artist
Carla Tardif
CEO, Family Reach
Underwriter Session
Kelly Trevino
Associate Attending Psychologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jacob Van Naarden
Executive Vice President, Eli Lilly and Company and CEO Loxo@Lilly
Underwriter Session
Desirée A.H. Walker
Board of Directors President, Young Survival Coalition; Patient Advocate
Dion Warren
Head, US Oncology Business Unit, Takeda
Underwriter Session
Tom Whitehead
President and Co-founder, Emily Whitehead Foundation
AgendaNov 3
Networking + Breakfast
Duration
30 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
In-Person
Opening Remarks
Duration
2 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
The Cancer Moonshot
Duration
30 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Danielle Carnival
White House Cancer Moonshot Coordinator, Office of Science and Technology Policy
James Hamblin
Preventive Medicine Physician, Lecturer at Yale School of Public Health
PhRMA Presents: The Future of Fighting Cancer
Underwritten by PhRMASummary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Duration
8 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Underwriter
Speakers
Lori M. Reilly*
Chief Operating Officer, PhRMA
Jacob Van Naarden*
Executive Vice President, Eli Lilly and Company and CEO Loxo@Lilly
Highlighting Survivors and Pioneers with SurvivorNet
Duration
8 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Steve Alperin
CEO, SurvivorNet
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
The Latest Developments: mRNA and CAR T
Duration
25 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
James Hamblin
Preventive Medicine Physician, Lecturer at Yale School of Public Health
Bruce Levine
Barbara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania
Tom Whitehead
President and Co-founder, Emily Whitehead Foundation
Innovations in Treatment: Proton Beam Therapy
Duration
25 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Isabelle Choi
Director of Research and Clinical Director, New York Proton Center
James Hamblin
Preventive Medicine Physician, Lecturer at Yale School of Public Health
Leticia Nogueira
Senior Principal Scientist, Health Services Research, American Cancer Society
Takeda Presents: Financial Toxicity: A Debilitating Side Effect of Cancer Care
Underwritten by TakedaSummary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Duration
8 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Underwriter
Speakers
Carla Tardif*
CEO, Family Reach
Dion Warren*
Head, US Oncology Business Unit, Takeda
How Art Helped Me Heal
Duration
12 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Amar Stewart
Visual Artist
Remarks
Duration
2 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Networking Lunch + Art Gallery Viewing
Duration
1 hour
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In-Person
Remarks
Duration
5 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Foundation Medicine Presents: Molecular Profiling in Oncology: A Path to More Personalized Cancer Care
Underwritten by Foundation MedicineSummary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Duration
8 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
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Speakers
Brian Alexander*
CEO, Foundation Medicine
Pamela Kunz*
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division Chief of GI Oncology, Smilow Cancer Hospital / Yale Cancer Center, and Vice Chief of Diversity Equity and Inclusion for Medical Oncology
SurvivorNet - Survivor Video
Dismantling Racial Disparities in Cancer Care
Duration
25 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Jiyoung Ahn
Professor and Associate Director for NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Melissa B. Davis
Director of Health Equity, Weill Cornell Medicine Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
Alvaro Menendez
Medical Director, Cancer Disparities and Health Equity, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Breaking Barriers: The LGBTQ+ Community’s Battle for Better Care
Duration
25 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Gwendolyn P. Quinn
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Scout
Executive Director, National LGBT Cancer Network
Bristol Myers Squibb Presents: Collaborations in Cancer Care: Advancing Access Together
Underwritten by Bristol Myers SquibbSummary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Duration
30 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Underwriter
Speakers
Nicholas A.J. Botwood*
Senior Vice President, World Wide Medical Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb
Pat Garcia-Gonzalez*
CEO, The Max Foundation
My Cancer Story: the Importance of a Support System and Using Comedy to Cope
Duration
30 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Gal Beckerman
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Tig Notaro
Comedian, Actor and Writer
A Renewed Fight to Save Children with Cancer
Duration
20 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Catherine Bollard
Director, Center for Cancer and Immunology, Children’s National Hospital
Andrew Kung
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
SurvivorNet - Survivor Video
A Look Inside: Cancer Caregivers
Duration
15 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Allison Applebaum
Associate Attending Psychologist and Director, Caregivers Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Cancer Survivorship, Mental Health, and Quality of Life
Duration
25 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Kelly Trevino
Associate Attending Psychologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Desirée A.H. Walker
Board of Directors President, Young Survival Coalition; Patient Advocate
Music as Medicine: Recovering on Tour
Duration
14 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
James Casey
Multi-instrumentalist, Singer, Producer and Composer
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Closing Remarks
Duration
1 minute
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Networking Reception
Duration
2 hours
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In-Person
Event Concludes
Virtual or In-Person
In-Person
underwriters
Event Details
New York, NY or Virtual
Tribeca Rooftop 2 Desbrosses Street New York, NY 10013
Thursday, November 3, 2022
9:30 am EDT
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