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At our National Cancer Information Center trained Cancer Information Specialists can answer questions 24 hours a day, every day of the year to empower you with accurate, up-to-date information to help you make educated health decisions. We connect patients, caregivers, and family members with valuable services and resources.
Or ask us how you can get involved and support the fight against cancer. Some of the topics we can assist with include:
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Senior Vice President, Health & Medical Content
Megan Wessel, MPH
Managing Director, Patient Content
Tracy Wyant, DNP, AOCN, CHPN, GERO-BC, EBP-C, CPPS
Managing Director, External Content
Maria Cabrera, MPH
Medical Editor
Rick Alteri, MD
Associate Medical Editors
Barbara Lubejko, MS, RN
Danielle Robertson, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, OCN
Managing Editor, Medical Content
Kirsten Eidsmoe
Copy Editor
Beverly Greene
Editor, Spanish Translations
Rafael Delfin-Davis
Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS
Chief Patient Officer
William Dahut, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Laura Makaroff, DO
Senior Vice President, Prevention & Early Detection
Marjorie Lynn McCullough, SCD, RD
Senior Scientific Director, Epidemiology Research
Alpa Patel, PhD
Senior Vice President, Population Science
Debbie Saslow, PhD
Managing Director, HPV & GYN Cancers
Robert Smith, PhD
Senior Vice President, Cancer Screening
Tracy Wiedt, MPH
Managing Director, Health Equity
Kristen Sullivan, MPH, MS
Director, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Jaffer Ajani, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Yesid Alvarado-Valero, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ana Aparcio, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ehab Atallah, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital
Michelle Azu, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Joey Bahng, MD
Emory University, Department of GYNOB
Peter Leif Bergsagel, MD
Mayo Clinic
Andrea L. Braden, MD, IBCLC
Emory University School of Medicine
Robert E. Brannigan, MD
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Lynne Brophy, MSN, PGMT-BC, APRN-CNS, AOCN
The Ohio State University
Carlton G. Brown, PhD, RN, AOCN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Zenith Healthcare Solutions
Joan M. Bull, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School
Mindy Christianson, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Christina S. Chu, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
H. Joachim Deeg, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Tobias Else, MD
University of Michigan Health System
Hossein Gharib, MD, MACP, MACE
Mayo Clinic
Jennifer Rubin Grandis, MD, FACS
University of California, San Francisco
Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO, FAND
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Institute
Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Carolyn M. Johnston, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan Health System
Eric Jonasch, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sunil Krishnan, MD, FACP
Mayo Clinic
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, MD, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michael Mair, RN, BSN
Dignity Health Cancer Institute
Marco Maricevich, MD, FACS
Baylor College of Medicine
Laura Marshall, BSN, RN
Independent Consultant
Holli Martinez, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN
University of Utah Health
Laurl Matey, MSN, RN, CHPN
Independent Consultant
Sarah McCarthy, PhD, MPH, LP
Mayo Clinic
Gretchen A. McNally, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
Julie R. Nangia, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christian J. Nelson, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mary S. Newell, MD
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Jeffrey Olson, MD
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Ruth O'Regan, MD
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Lindsay L. Peterson, MD
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Adan Rios, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Julie H. Rowe, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School
Victor Santana, MD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Steven A. Schroeder, MD
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center - University of California, San Francisco
Daniel Mark Siegel MD, MS
SUNY Downstate and Brooklyn VA Hospital
Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Angeline Ti, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Emory University School of Medicine
Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Miriam B. Vos, MD, MSPH
Emory University & Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Jun Zhang, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist