Carmen Monge-Montero, Researcher and Global Cancer Advocate, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“First day at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference
What a first day!
Despite the jet lag and already walking over 7km around the conference (and I know tomorrow will be even more), I’m feeling incredibly grateful and excited to be here, learning from so many people working to improve cancer care around the world.
One of my favorite moments has been to reconnecting with friends from around the world and meeting new people who share the same goal: improving the lives of people affected by cancer.
I started the conference at the VOICES sessions, hearing the stories of patient advocates and how they turned their experience into purpose. Then, I was particularly inspired by Patricia Mae Garcia’s presentation on cancer care in immigrant populations and the importance of these conversations, specially now, for the future on equity, diversity, and inclusion in cancer care globally.
I ended the day at the Yvonne Awards hosted by OncoDaily, which was truly inspiring and fun and yes, the celebration afterwards was pretty great too․
Looking forward to the days ahead and all the conversations still to come.
If you’re at ASCO, I’d love to connect and chat about patient advocacy, AYA cancer care, equity, diversity and inclusion, and global collaboration in oncology.
Pura Vida!”
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