Karen Knudsen: ACS Hope Ledges provide patients a free place to stay during treatment

Karen Knudsen shared a post on LinkedIn:

“3 in 5 people diagnosed with cancer face financial hardships.

Travel and lodging costs can be among the largest expenses. At the American Cancer Society, our Hope Lodges provide patients and caregivers a free place to stay during treatment.”

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Source: Karen Knudsen/LinkedIn

Dr. Karen E. Knudsen is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Action Network. She is also a member of the Board of Directors at Research!America. Additionally, Dr. Knudsen serves on the Scientific Review Board at Genentech and has been a board member and as a member of the Board of Scientific Advisors at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Knudsen is known for her practice-changing research in prostate cancer, which has contributed to new, effective cancer treatments.