Spotlight article
- John Cleland photo archive
By the Cancer History Project | May 6, 2022
John Mark Cleland, the first man to be cured of metastatic testicular cancer, died Feb. 7, 2022 in Indianapolis. He was 71.
This photo archive was compiled to honor Cleland’s storied life, including when he was a torchbearer for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Photos courtesy of Indiana University Simon Cancer Center.
An obituary of Cleland appears here. A full photo archive appears here.
May 9 virtual panel
Health Equity: Advocacy and access in the community
Join Karen Knudsen May 9 at 6 PM EST in conversation about health equity as it relates to working with communities and advocating for access to care.
Moderator
- Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD
CEO, American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Panelists
- Clifford A. Hudis, MD
CEO, American Society of Clinical Oncology; Executive vice chair, Conquer Cancer Foundation;
Chair, CancerLinQ - Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD
Vice chair for research, professor, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences; Associate director for cancer equity, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California - Amy E. Leader, DrPH, MPH
Associate professor of population science and medical oncology, associate director of community integration, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; Public health teaching faculty, College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University - Cheryl Willman, MD
Executive director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs (nationally and globally); Director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
This column features the latest posts to the Cancer History Project by our growing list of contributors.
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