Kim Newcomer, director of volunteers, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, shares findings from a survey on colorectal cancer care inequities, and how to address these challenges. In the second part of this ...

Florence Nightingale is the first, but not nearly the only, shining example of professional nurse advocacy. From starting the first nursing school to authoring the first nursing textbook, Nightingale ...

Alongside physician collaboration, patient advocacy is essential to ensure clinical trials and public policy reflect patient-centered outcomes. In addition to patient-physician collaboration, Debra ...

Clinical trials are vital for advancing cancer treatment, yet only 5% to 7% of adult cancer patients participate due to various barriers. Misconceptions about clinical trials as a "last resort" or ...

Patient advocates can help people navigate billing, services, and a range of other non-medical aspects of living in a nursing home or assisted living. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing ...

When faced with a loved one’s progressive neurodegenerative disease, like Alzheimer’s, or your child’s rare respiratory disease, you question why researchers and resource-backed pharma cannot bring a ...

Everyday Advocacy provides people living with endocrine and endocrine-related conditions with education, support, and tools to facilitate more impactful healthcare team interactions Steering committee ...