Cancer Patient Organizations Around the World

A presentation by:Mark Krueger, MPH21 February 2009

Cancer Patients Around the World Increasingly Speak in One Voice

Polish Myeloma Patient Help Association Sets an Important Standard

IV CongressIV Congress

Association governanceAssociation governance

Growing Growing membershipmembership

AdvocacyAdvocacy

Connections to Connections to scientists scientists

and researchersand researchers

Cooperation Cooperation between between

board and staffboard and staff

Around the World, Cancer Patients Speak Up

Advocacy Takes Many FormsAdvocacy Takes Many Forms

Patient marshals forces against incurable cancer; Persistence brings progress against multiple myeloma October 19, 2005

It has been nine years since Kathy Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer with one of the lowest five-year survival rates of any cancer…Scientists and cancer survivors say more people are alive today because of the work Giusti has done since

Cancer Patient Groups Help Each Other…and Help Themselves

Patients are at the Heart of the Global Movement

The Challenge of Success

You are an Inspiration!You are an Inspiration!