We’re happy to announce a successful partnership with Gliimpse, a platform that helps people organize their private healthcare info in a single, secure profile. In a case study, several breast cancer patients shared their Gliimpse profiles with Cancer Commons’ expert network. We were able to respond with insights to help patients navigate their own care. Next step: patients will be able to donate their Gliimpse… Read more »
At last week’s Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, radiologists were encouraged to use social media to guide patients to valuable online resources—including Cancer Commons. Social media gives doctors a great opportunity to connect with patients, said Elliot Fishman, MD, at the meeting in Chicago. He urged radiologists to use social media platforms to promote sites like radiologyinfo.org that can help patients learn and be more engaged… Read more »
We’re thrilled to announce that South by Southwest (SXSW) has named Cancer Commons founder Marty Tenenbaum a 2016 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award Honoree. Marty joins nine other remarkable honorees, all of whom use digital technology to help others. They were selected based on their qualities of “community, compassion, care, education and positive energy.” Marty—along with the other awardees—will share his story on March 13,… Read more »
Some cancer patients have outstanding or unexpected responses to treatment. These “exceptional responders” can reveal new treatment approaches and new directions for research. Now, Cancer Commons has partnered with publishing platform Cureus to discover and learn from these remarkable cases. The first Exceptional Responders in Oncology Publishing Competition seeks challenging cases in which patients responded unusually well (or poorly) to treatment. Oncologists are invited… Read more »
The Shine Project Fall 2015 Celebration Concert
Thanks to all who joined us on Friday at The Shine Project Fall 2015 Celebration Concert to help cancer patients. We were honored to have had talented artists Nahko and Medicine for the People, Butterscotch, Hillary Fitz Music, and the Peter Chung Band perform at the event. A special thanks to our amazing friend Heather Rangel and The Shine Project who made all this possible. For more photos from the evening, check out… Read more »
Marty Tenenbaum at Medicine X
Cancer Commons founder Marty Tenenbaum spoke last weekend at Medicine X, Stanford University’s conference for new ideas in medicine and healthcare. He told the story of his personal melanoma fight, and how difficult it was to find the information he needed to beat his cancer. This experience led him to found Cancer Commons, with the goal of developing a rapid learning platform to help… Read more »
The Shine Project and Cancer Commons invite you to join us for a night of music, dancing, and community. We’re celebrating the lives of those who have passed due to cancer, and the lives that we’re still living. All proceeds will enable Cancer Commons to help patients navigate their treatment. When: Friday, October 23, 2015, 7:00 PM PST Where: Fox Theatre Redwood City, CA Get your ticket… Read more »
Deloitte partner Heather Rangel
Heather Rangel is a Deloitte partner and a Cancer Commons Pathfinder donor and volunteer. She heads up Project Shine, in which she works with her extensive network to support Cancer Commons. Heather kick-started the campaign by setting a goal she wasn’t sure she could meet—swimming a 10,000 meter butterfly—and raised more than twice her target amount. I spoke with her about her achievement.
Newsweek’s Aimee Swartz writes about how Cancer Commons aims to change the treatment landscape in a new feature article. From the piece: But what about those patients who’ve had an exceptional response outside a clinical trial? After all, only about 3 percent of the 1.7 million people diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. take part in one. “Surely there are other super… Read more »
Tomorrow, Cancer Commons Executive Director William Wong will speak at the C-Change Big Data Meeting in Alexandria, VA. C-Change is an organization that brings together cancer leaders from across the U.S. to discuss major issues in the field. William will show how Cancer Commons is using data to improve the patient experience at every stage of treatment. Learn more: http://c-changetogether.org/
