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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Humanizing Oncology Care: A Strategic Imperative (Luisa Fioretto, MD in JCO Oncology Practice)
Luisa Fioretto, MD “As a medical student, I believed my role was to cure disease. However, after graduation, I found myself meeting…
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The Power of the Patient Voice in Research Advocacy (Huntsman Cancer Center)
Being a patient research advocate was never something Brittany Lee imagined for herself. After two cancer diagnoses, a debilitating muscle…
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Lived experience matters: patient engagement improves cancer care, research (Fred Hutch)
Since its launch in 2011, hundreds of advisors/advocates have volunteered their time and expertise on committees, focus groups, storytelling panels…
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