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The latest American Cancer Society's Cancer Statistics 2024 report reveals a concerning trend: an increase in cancer cases among younger adults. Learn how this demographic shift is reshaping the cancer care landscape and what steps can be taken to address the unique challenges faced by younger patients in our new blog post. #CancerCare #ACSCancerReport2024 https://hubs.la/Q02jkmF40

Discover how teamwork in cancer care can change lives in this episode of "How Healing Works." Jasmine Souers, founder and CEO of the Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance, discusses the critical role of collaboration in cancer care and how patient-provider teamwork can lead to better outcomes and more personalized treatment strategies. This partnership is vital, especially in empowering communities often underrepresented in clinical trials. Tune in to hear how we can transform cancer care by elevating the voices of those we serve. Listen now: https://apple.co/3SPMC2W #HowWeHeal #WholePersonCare #PatientVoice

Lauren Nephew, MD, is making a difference for liver cancer patients. From a young age, she wanted to help others, and now she’s fulfilling that dream as a physician-scientist at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Nephew is focused on reducing health disparities in liver disease and liver cancer. Her work is helping to remove barriers to care and improve outcomes for patients. Read the Q&A to learn more about Dr. Nephew’s research and how it’s shaping the future of liver cancer care: https://ow.ly/s4gz50Tqsjw. #ResearchCuresCancer

Discover how teamwork in cancer care can change lives in this episode of "How Healing Works." Jasmine Souers, founder and CEO of the Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance, discusses the critical role of collaboration in cancer care and how patient-provider teamwork can lead to better outcomes and more personalized treatment strategies. This partnership is vital, especially in empowering communities often underrepresented in clinical trials. Tune in to hear how we can transform cancer care by elevating the voices of those we serve. Listen now: https://apple.co/3SPMC2W #HowWeHeal #WholePersonCare #PatientVoice

#Realworlddata (RWD) is answering questions for ALL people with cancer. The roundtable discussion "Advancing equity in cancer care: Unveiling insights from the 2023 Real-World Data Impact Awards" was my first foray leading the production of a virtual event, and a learning experience to say the least. The opportunity to personally connect with each of these researchers and shed light on their fascinating projects is something I'll never forget. If you're interested in learning more about what #RWD is and how it's being used to drive critical, clinically-relevant, #healthequity research, watch the roundtable linked below ⬇ 

What a great video and worth the 45 minutes. It highlights 3 amazing researchers and the work they are doing to end cancer, as we know it, for everyone. Simply put, progress (i.e., lives saved) doesn't happen without research. And, it highlights how important data is to research. Research doesn't happen without data. You might assume that researchers are given access to accurate, up-to-date data that they can use to inform their research. How else would they know if trends have continued, if patterns have shifted, if a particular cancer is impacting a demographic in a new way, or how treatment trends for a particular cancer are shifting? The truth is that the data most research labs, even at world-class hospitals, are using is several years old. Thank you, Flatiron Health for your partnership to fuel progress! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJP9wQBp

In a trailblazing move to improve cancer care, a panel discussion titled ‘Cancer Moonshots Across the Continuum’ was recently held, moderated by @jpmorgan. The panel focused on strategies to cut the cost of cancer care and the mortality rate in half. This article delves into the key takeaways from this impactful discussion and the consequent implications for the future of cancer care.

The webinar starts in 5 minutes, please come join in and help me spread important educational information about a topic that is severely impacting our youth!

Breaking the news to a teenager about a cancer diagnosis can be difficult. Like people of any age, teens can react in different ways – from withdrawal to offers of help and assurances of love. Here are some ideas from the Relationships and Support section of the Rare Cancer Support Guide, on how to speak with teenagers about cancer. Download your free copy: https://lnkd.in/gu2TxsSG

With NHS England publishing the most recent data on performance against cancer waiting time targets today, read my latest article with Sophia Lowes on where cancer services are right now - and what's needed to get performance back on track https://lnkd.in/eUHV9YHt