Karen Knudsen: Electra Paskett – an unquestioned expert in the challenges to cancer prevention, care plus trials in rural areas

Karen Knudsen shared a post on LinkedIn:

“I always learn so much from Electra Paskett— an unquestioned expert in the challenges to cancer prevention, care + trials in rural areas. A reminder: 72% of USA is rural.

The result of reduced access? Higher mortality.

We must do more.”

Karen E. Knudsen is the CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Prior to joining ACS, Dr. Knudsen served as executive vice president of Oncology Services and enterprise director for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health. She also served as president for the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) and on the board of directors of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). She serves on the board of advisors for the National Cancer Institute and on 12 external advisory boards for NCI-designated cancer centers. She is an active member of several committees with the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in addition to serving on other academic and for-profit advisory boards.