About Us
Conquer: the journey informed is an online community for people affected by cancer.

We publish educational articles by oncology healthcare professionals.

We offer evidence-based data, presented with compassion.

We provide encouragement through inspiring stories.

We publish educational articles by oncology healthcare professionals.

We offer evidence-based data, presented with compassion.

We provide encouragement through inspiring stories.
For anyone affected by cancer, we invite you to
For healthcare professionals, we invite you to register for a complimentary print subscription in bulk to distribute in your practice.
Conquer: the journey informed is an official publication of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+).

Meet Team Conquer!
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Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators
Linda Bily, MA, CSA, ONN-CG
Director, Cancer Patient Advocacy & Community Outreach
Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University
Susann Burnett, RN, BS, CN-BN
Breast Nurse Navigator
Providence Mission Hospital
Kerry A. Forrestal, MD, MBA, FACEP
Emergency Service Associates
Nancy Litterman Howe, PhD (c), MS, CES
Arizona State University
Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW, ACSW, BCD, FNAP, FAPOS, FAOSW, LCSW-R
Senior Director of Education and Training
CancerCare
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
Palliative Care Outpatient Nurse Supervisor
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Susan Yaguda, RN, MSN
Nurse Manager
Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute
Advisory Board
Alan Balch, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Patient Advocate Foundation
Joe Bullock
Community Manager
Man Up to Cancer
Ricki Fairley
Chief Executive Officer
TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance
Maimah Karmo
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Tigerlily Foundation
Jamie Larson
Young Survival Coalition
Amy Niles
Executive Vice President Patient Access Network Foundation
Leah Szumita, MS, RN, ACNS-BC
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society