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Cancer Nation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care: Erin Geddis Cummings, MSW, LCSW — Patient Advocate Award, awarded posthumously Bradley J. Zebrack, PhD, MSW, MPH — Health Care Professional Award The Stovall Award carries forward the legacy of former CEO Ellen L. […]
Since 2019, Cancer Nation has conducted a Survivorship Survey of cancer survivors and caregivers to learn about their experiences with cancer care, during and after treatment. This year, we wanted to hear the other side of the story: what do clinicians see as the barriers to delivering coordinated, whole-person care? On September 12, Cancer Nation […]
Philanthropist and cancer survivor Michael Milken will receive the inaugural March Forward Award at Cancer Nation’s 40th Anniversary Gala on November 13, 2026, in Washington, DC. The award recognizes Milken’s legacy of philanthropy and advocacy that have fundamentally changed how this country researches, treats, and cares for people with cancer. Why Michael Milken Milken’s connection […]
Cancer Nation submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), both independently and alongside fellow cancer advocacy organizations, raising concerns that the proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance could weaken the scientific peer review process, disrupt lifesaving cancer research, and slow progress for the 19 million Americans living with a history of cancer. […]
On June 15, Cancer Nation co-hosted a virtual town hall with the Lymphoma Research Foundation and Children’s Cancer Cause to build support for H.R. 8839, the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA). This bold, bipartisan legislation is designed to strengthen survivorship care and improve quality of life for the nearly 18 million Americans living […]
Cancer Nation strongly supports a health care system free of waste, fraud, and abuse. Health care resources must be directed to delivery of reasonable and necessary care at an affordable cost. Such a system is critical to ensuring that people with cancer have access to high quality, affordable care from diagnosis and across the continuum […]
Cancer Nation’s Webinar Series presents a clear, practical conversation about advances in blood-based testing and how they’re shaping cancer care. These tools are helping care teams learn more about tumor changes over time and, in some cases, guide more personalized treatment decisions—all through a simple blood draw. In this educational webinar, clinical expert Dr. Suzanne […]
Susan (Susie) Leigh, BSN, RN-Retired — one of the founding members of Cancer Nation, a five-time cancer survivor, and one of the most influential voices in the history of the cancer survivorship movement has passed away. We are heartbroken, and we are deeply grateful. Susie did not simply witness the birth of the cancer survivorship […]
Washington, DC, May 14, 2026 – Cancer Nation applauds the introduction of the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, bold legislation designed to help cancer survivors not just live longer, but live better. We salute Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Brian Fitpatrick, Mark DeSaulnier, and Joe Wilson for their efforts in developing and introducing this bipartisan […]
Elevating Survivorship is now the Cancer Nation Leadership Academy. We’re changing the name — and expanding the mission. This is more than just a new name; It’s how we drive change. For years, Elevating Survivorship brought advocates together to turn lived experience into community-based action. We trained and mentored Elevate Ambassadors and supported their community […]
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Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”
—Karen M. Saunders
President, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute