Ignite the Cancer Conversation
2021 Event
Ignite the Cancer Conversation: Rethink Cancer Tuesday, October 19, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. FREE & Virtual Questions? Please use our Contact Us form. The Beyond Pink TEAM's Ignite the Cancer Conversation is offering a sixth annual virtual event that will educate patients, survivors, caregivers, health care professionals and others in ways to rethink cancer by sharing the latest research on cancer metastasis. This FREE virtual, evening workshop will be led by medical, academic, and policy experts. CEU credits will be offered for a small fee.
Participants will learn about the process of metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells to distant sites, and the conditions that can put cancer cells to sleep – or wake them up. Preventing metastasis will involve interdisciplinary collaboration to represent varied perspectives and strategies from academia, industry, and public health. By engaging diverse stakeholders in conversations regarding metastasis, we hope to move closer toward solving this puzzle. Event Keynoter and Panelists:
Keynote speaker, Dr. Cyrus Ghajar, will address:
Panelists Dr. Sneha Phadke, Dr. Barbara Christie-Pope, Dr. Jayme Renfro, and Rodney Whitlock, PhD, will help participants:
The vision and mission of Ignite the Cancer Conversation are as follows:
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History of Ignite the Cancer Conversation:
Ignite the Cancer Conversation was created in 2016 by BPT advocates who returned inspired from the annual summit of the National Breast Cancer Coalition. Energized by conversations with international interdisciplinary teams working with cutting edge breast cancer research, doctors implementing new treatments, and passionate patient advocates, we decided to bring the NBCC summit to Iowa. Our broadest vision is a world without cancer. Our near vision seeks to have many conversations that can catalyze purposeful actions that will build that future world. Ignite the Cancer Conversation events have informed participants of…
Get Involved! Volunteer for Ignite the Cancer Conversation: Want to bring diverse communities together and activate the conversation that will initiate and develop concrete steps to conquer cancer?
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