Evidence Based Nutrition for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Rose Gerber, MS, COA’s Director of Patient Advocacy and Education, and special guest, Jennifer Lafferty, MS, RD, CSO, Clinical Oncology Nutritionist Supervisor, American Oncology Network (AON), to learn about the importance of evidence-based nutrition recommendation for cancer patients and survivors at all stages of the cancer care continuum. Jennifer will share her insight into how oncology nutrition benefits patients including better management of treatment symptoms, faster healing and recovery, improved treatment tolerance and more.

This event will be part of our virtual CPAN Advocacy Chats series – short, monthly educational webinars on key cancer issues and the policies that impact them. Each month will feature a new topic and special guests joining us. Patients, survivors, caregivers, and other cancer care advocates are all invited to join us for these free, interactive, virtual events!

  • Upcoming Advocacy Chat
    The Impact of Health Equity on Cancer Care

    April 12, 2023 12:00 pm

    Join COA’s Director of Patient Advocacy and Education Rose Gerber, MS, and Audrey Davis, LPC, PM-LPC, Director of Health Equity, Cancer Support Community, will discuss how patients are affected by various socioeconomic factors, what can be done to alleviate the negative impacts of these factors, and how organizations like COA and Cancer Support Community are working to increase health equity for all patients.

Past Advocacy Chats