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Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support Community

Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support Community

Tuesdays at 1 PM Pacific

August 10th 2021: Young and Diagnosed: Encountering the Unexpected

Our special series “Young and Diagnosed” focuses on the unique challenges and experiences of young adults facing a cancer diagnosis. In this episode, we meet Suleika Jaouad and Jonathan Sommers. Suleika is the author of the NY Times bestseller Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted and Jonathan is a filmmaker who serves on SWOG Cancer Research Network’s Digital Engagement Committee. “Young and Diagnosed” is brought to you by Genentech.

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Suleika Jaouad
Suleika Jaouad, is an Emmy Award-winning writer, speaker, cancer survivor and author of the NY Times bestseller Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted. Suleika's dream of being a foreign correspondent was cut short when, at age 22, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She began writing the New York Times column and video series "Life, Interrupted” from her hospital bed, and has since become a passionate patient advocate. She served on Barack Obama’s Presidential Cancer Panel, and her advocacy work, reporting and speaking engagements have brought her everywhere from the main stage of TED, the United Nations and Capitol Hill to a maximum security prison and a two-room schoolhouse in
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Jonathan Sommers
Jonathan Sommers is a filmmaker/producer and testicular cancer survivor turned patient advocate. He oversees Digital Health Networks' (DHN) originals studio and serves on the Digital Engagement Committee for SWOG Cancer Research Network, an international cancer clinical trials network supported by the National Cancer Institute. At DHN, he produces content including programming highlighting NCI clinical trials, issues facing the adolescent and young adult cancer community, and patient rights. His advocacy work includes creating the USC Norris Cancer Center’s & UCLA’s testicular cancer initiative that reformed the Los Angeles Unified School District’s health education curriculum and providing
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