Karen Knudsen: President Biden recently declared April National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month
Quoting Karen Knudsen’s post on LinkedIn:
”President Biden recently declared April as National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month. According to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts and Figures report, nearly 42% of all cancers are preventable. Below are some easy ways to lower your cancer risk. This month, I encourage you to learn more about prevention and screening at American Cancer Society website.”
Source: Karen Knudsen/LinkedIn
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), representing the 102 leading cancer centers in North America, and on the board of directors of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Dr. Knudsen currently holds leadership roles with some of the most important cancer entities in the United States. 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.
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