Advocates for Collaborative Education
Elevating the Patient Voice in Cancer Advocacy
Advocates for Collaborative Education is the only pan-cancer advocacy organization uniting patient, research, and policy advocates through pan-cancer collaborations, basic and advanced advocacy education, and the sharing of leading practices.

Our Mission
To unite & empower advocates through pan-cancer collaborations, basic and advanced advocacy education, and the sharing of leading practices
Our Goal
To elevate patient, community, research, and policy advocacy in order to improve outcomes of people living with a cancer diagnosis
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
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Connecting with Cancer Researchers at Your Local University (Bob Riter)
ACE Meeting. August 18, 2026. 3:00pm ET, 12:00pm PT. Advocates often want to connect with cancer researchers at a nearby…
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Advocate Perspective: Can there be value in changing a Standard of Care Arm during a clinical trial? (Kristin McJunkins)
ACE Meeting. Aug, 6, 2026. 1:00pm ET, 10:00am PT. Cancer trials are only useful to patients if they compare a…
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The Benefit of Transforming Your Linked In Profile to Reflect Your Advocacy Work (Wenora Johnson)
ACE Meeting. September 3, 2026. 1pm ET, 10am PT. For patient advocates, LinkedIn can be much more than an online résumé,…
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The Power of Storytelling (Steven Bidwell)
ACE Meeting. July 21, 2026. 6pm ET, 3pm PT. In this session, Steven Bidwell draws on three decades as both…
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