The New York Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has asked me to spear head their Clinical Trials Advocacy effort. The first event I attended was visiting Senators and Assembly-members in at the Capitol in Albany in support of A. 10624 (Gottfried) and S.7211 (Hannon). An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the clinical trial access and education fund.
While fewer than 5% of Adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials, 60% of pediatric cancer patients do. This fund will help pay for patient and physician education, and improve patient eligibility and accessibility.
My 2nd outing was to Brooklyn, to help celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day at the Lutheran Medical center, where we gave out literature and Shasta Daisy Seeds, a symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.
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