In this “Your Stories” podcast from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, 2-time cancer survivor Mai Achong discusses the importance of listening to your body and advocating for yourself during cancer, managing fertility concerns, and finding support. Read More >>
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October 18, 2022 · Jimmy O’Hara, Conquer Cancer staff
October 6, 2022 · Brielle Gregory Collins, ASCO staff
In this podcast, Dr. Manali Patel interviews Stephanie Walker about her experience living with metastatic breast cancer, how she got involved with patient advocacy, and her work leading the BECOME Research project to increase Black patient participation in clinical trials. Read More >>
September 14, 2022 · Manali I. Patel, MD, MPH, MS
Dr. Manali I. Patel discusses what people with cancer should know about getting access to advances presented at scientific meetings, including questions to ask your health care team, why access to new advances may not be available right away, and how to get involved with cancer research. Read More >>
January 25, 2022 · James E. Williams, Jr.
In this “Voices on Cancer” post, prostate cancer survivor James E. Williams, Jr., shares how his experience with prostate cancer led him to understand the importance of patient advocacy and inspired him to get involved in bringing awareness to the disease. Read More >>
January 6, 2022 · Danielle Ripley-Burgess, as told to Jo Cavallo
Colorectal cancer survivor Danielle Ripley-Burgess shares what it was like being diagnosed with colorectal cancer twice, at ages 17 and 25, and how she navigated coping with her diagnosis as a teen and young adult. Read More >>