Knarik Arakelyan, Head of OncoDaily TV, Managing Editor in CancerWorld, PR and Communication Officer in EMERTE Clinic, shared a post on LinkedIn by CancerWorld, adding:
“Some words mean more than you can easily express.
Reading Martha Raymond’s reflection on our CancerWorld interview was one of those moments for me.
When someone trusts you with parts of their life they have rarely spoken about publicly – with loss, family, vulnerability, and the experiences that shaped who they became – you realise that telling their story carries a responsibility far beyond asking the right questions.
You listen differently. You write differently. And you hope that, when the story is finally published, the person can still recognise themselves in every word.
Martha gave me that trust.
And perhaps what moved me most is that, even when reflecting on her own remarkable journey, she turns the attention away from herself and toward the people, partnerships, and shared purpose that have shaped four decades of progress in cancer care.
Thank you, Martha, for your openness, your trust, and these incredibly generous words.
Telling your story was a privilege and a reminder of why I believe so deeply in the power of meaningful storytelling.”
Quoting CancerWorld’s post:
” ‘My mother had always stood up for me. Now it was my turn to stand up for her.’
For Martha Raymond, patient advocacy began with something deeply personal: loss, family, and the experience of discovering what it means to need someone beside you when cancer changes everything.
She was seven when she lost her father to colon cancer. Years later, her mother’s diagnosis set Martha on a path that would shape more than four decades of advocacy and a conviction that remains at the heart of her work:
Treatment may end. Care cannot.
In our latest CancerWorld cover story, Martha reflects on one of the most important transformations in modern oncology: patients becoming partners in research, policy, clinical trials, and care.
Her story is ultimately about dignity, communication, equity, and the power of listening.
Because patients never needed someone to give them a voice.
Medicine needed to learn how to hear it.
Read the full cover story by Knarik Arakelyan here.”
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