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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

Mark T. Ryan, RN

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

Tiffany R. Easley

Ricki Fairley
Chief Executive Officer
TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance

Maimah Karmo
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Tigerlily Foundation

Jamie Larson
Young Survival Coalition

Ginger Modiri

Amy Niles
Executive Vice President Patient Access Network Foundation

Leah Szumita, MS, RN, ACNS-BC
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society