Matthew Zachary, a 25-year cancer survivor and founder of Stupid Cancer, didn’t always know what it meant to be a cancer advocate, or the complex and rich history behind the term.
On Aug. 5, two months into her job as CEO of the American Cancer Society, Karen Knudsen was in Burlington, VT, checking out the Hope Lodge—the third one she visited since taking the job.
When Ben Harder and his team of health analysts at U.S. News & World Report developed a suite of health equity measures for America’s hospitals, they expected to find some level of disparity, but nothing prepared them for the shocking magnitude of inequity they uncovered.
Twenty years ago, when Fred Hutch, the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s created a united cancer program in Seattle, they relied on an entity called Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to deliver the consortium’s clinical services.
When Peter Pisters returned to The University of Texas System as president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in December 2017, one of his top priorities included achieving gender parity and diversifying the hospital’s executive suite.