Advocacy Series Archive

• More than a Game: Super Bowl Initiative Helps Scientists Study the "Normal" Breast (January 24, 2012)
  Before the game, 700 women will donate breast tissue for cancer research
• After DES: Tracking the Harms of a Prenatal Drug Exposure (October 18, 2011)
  Researchers document the health risks associated with a drug once used in pregnancy
• NCI's Office of Advocacy Relations: Bringing Advocacy and Research Together (October 4, 2011) 
  Shannon Bell talks about the critical role advocates play in cancer research
• Conversation with Dr. Jane Perlmutter about the Role of Advocates in Cancer Research
  (October 4, 2011)
  A breast cancer survivor and cancer research advocate explains why she turned to advocacy and describes her experience as the lead advocate on one national study 
• NCI Director's Consumer Liaison Group Focuses on Improving Clinical Trials (October 4, 2011) 
  The group met last month to discuss advocates' roles in the clinical trials process