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AACR Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Research and Patient Care: Survivor Stories

The goal of cancer research is to provide benefit for cancer survivors and their loved ones. Please read the courageous stories below from a variety of cancer survivors to learn how we are transforming patient care by making research count for patients and survivors.

Managing Metastatic Melanoma Despite an Interruption in Treatment Because of COVID-19

Federico de Armas Heinzen

Mexico City, Mexico

Managing Metastatic Melanoma Despite an Interruption in Treatment Because of COVID-19

Accessing a Clinical Trial for Stage IV Medullary Thyroid Cancer During the Pandemic

Allyson Pile

Los Angeles, California

Accessing a Clinical Trial for Stage IV Medullary Thyroid Cancer During the Pandemic

Navigating a Clinical Trial for Metastatic Gastric Cancer During the Pandemic

Rachel Orth

Arlington, Texas

Navigating a Clinical Trial for Metastatic Gastric Cancer During the Pandemic

Participating in a Clinical Trial for CAR T-cell Therapy During a Global Pandemic

Larry Saltzman, MD

Sacramento, California

Participating in a Clinical Trial for CAR T-cell Therapy During a Global Pandemic

Fighting COVID-19 While Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer

Julie Campbell

Vineland, New Jersey

Fighting COVID-19 While Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer

Diagnosis of Precancerous Polyps After Pandemic-Related Delay in Colonoscopy

Wenora Johnson

Joliet, Illinois

Diagnosis of Precancerous Polyps After Pandemic-Related Delay in Colonoscopy