Karen Knudsen: Puerto Rico has the potential to be the first in the nation to eliminate cervical cancer
Karen Knudsen shared on LinkedIn:
“I’m incredibly proud of our efforts in Puerto Rico! Through advocacy, community engagement, and strategic partnerships with major organizations, this team has accomplished remarkable milestones—most notably achieving some of the highest HPV vaccination rates in the United States.
Puerto Rico has the potential to be the first in the nation to eliminate cervical cancer as we know it.
A heartfelt thank you to the dedicated American Cancer Society + American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) employees, CEOs Against Cancer, and volunteers who tirelessly work together to improve lives and create a healthier future.”
Karen E. Knudsen is the Executive Strategic Advisor and Immediate Past CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS). 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, on 12 external advisory boards for NCI-designated cancer centers and on Exai Bio.
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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