Ringing the Bell Is Not the Finish Line: Desa-Rhea Jefferson on What Cancer Survivors Need Next
Desa-Rhea Jefferson survived liver cancer at 3 and thyroid cancer as an adult. She says ringing the bell is a starting point, not a finish line. Read more ...
There Is No Right or Wrong Way to Grieve: Joslyn Trovati on Grief, Survivorship, and Whole Person Cancer Care
Joslyn Trovati is an oncology therapist and young adult cancer survivor who advocates for grief support and Whole Person Cancer Care. Read her story ...
Meet the 2026 Cancer Nation Leadership Academy Ambassadors
We are proud to welcome the 2026 Cancer Nation Leadership Academy cohort. Following a competitive application process, 12 survivors, caregivers, and health care professionals from across the country have been selected to serve as Cancer Nation Ambassadors. The Cancer Nation Leadership Academy equips Ambassadors with the skills, knowledge, and community ...
Saved by a Trial, Building the Fix: Eshan Vishwakarma’s Path from Patient to Founder
Diagnosed with neuroblastoma at three, Eshan Vishwakarma now builds tools to fix cancer care navigation. A Cancer Nation Advocate shares his story and why he is passionate about access and survivorship ...
The Right to Thrive: A Conversation on the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act
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 ...
Webinar – Understanding Blood-Based Testing in Cancer Care
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 ...
Remembering Susie Leigh: A Founder, a Force, and a Friend
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 ...
From Diagnosis to Doctor: When No One Was Listening, Jesse Lindemann, MD, Became the Doctor She Needed
Jessie Lindemann, MD, spent months being dismissed before her Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. Now she's a cancer survivor, family doctor, and advocate building survivorship care in North Dakota ...
Cancer Nation Applauds the Introduction of the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act
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 ...
Outliving the Odds, Rewriting the Path: Tom Warren’s Story of Survivorship and Advocacy
Meet Tom Warren. Six years after a rare cancer diagnosis he was never expected to survive, Tom is redefining what it means to live with and beyond cancer; navigating lasting side effects, loss of identity, and a new path forward through advocacy ...
