Patient Advocacy

After facing the potential financial burden of his own medical bills, cancer survivor David Mitchell founded Patients for Affordable Drugs, a nonprofit organization aimed to control the cost of drugs and make them affordable for patients with cancer.

Hope Nemiroff’s inability to easily get answers to some of her questions during her breast cancer experience led her to establish Breast Cancer Options, which offers free services, education, and advocacy to patients with breast cancer.

Hildy Grossman describes her struggle with the stigma linked to a lung cancer diagnosis and her work, through Upstage Lung Cancer and music, to educate the public about lung cancer.

Yelak Biru stresses the importance of paying it forward and sharing your knowledge with others in regard to patient advocacy.

Yelak Biru believes that a cancer diagnosis affects a person's entire family and support network, and notes that there are various ways for patients with cancer to involve and inform their families about their treatment.

Yelak Biru describes how patients can benefit from becoming involved in patient advocacy.

Yelak Biru provides some direction for people who are interested in becoming a patient advocate.

Yelak Biru explains the role of the patient advocate and what inspired him to become one.

Wenora Y. Johnson, 3-time survivor, shares her cancer story and encourages patients to ask their care team about biomarker testing.