Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action, bringing together the influential leaders of the cancer advocacy community to address Tissue and Biospecimen Collection: The Urgency in Cancer According to NCI’s Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, an inability to obtain high-quality biosamples is a growing research problem that is slowing cancer research.  Scientists find themselves [...]

This final video in a five part series on tissue collection for cancer research is a Q & A with the audience. According to NCI’s Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, an inability to obtain high-quality biosamples is a growing research problem that is slowing cancer research.  Scientists find themselves left to work with limited [...]

This fourth video in a five part series discusses how advocates can work together to unify the tissue message for patients. According to NCI’s Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, an inability to obtain high-quality biosamples is a growing research problem that is slowing cancer research.  Scientists find themselves left to work with limited tissue [...]

This third video in a five part series discusses how we can begin to communicate with patients about the importance of tissue collection. According to NCI’s Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, an inability to obtain high-quality biosamples is a growing research problem that is slowing cancer research.  Scientists find themselves left to work with [...]

This second video in a five part series discusses the greatest obstacles to biospecimen and tissue collection. According to NCI’s Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, an inability to obtain high-quality biosamples is a growing research problem that is slowing cancer research.  Scientists find themselves left to work with limited tissue and one in five [...]

This first video in a five part series discusses the urgency of tissue collection for cancer research. According to NCI’s Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, an inability to obtain high-quality biosamples is a growing research problem that is slowing cancer research.  Scientists find themselves left to work with limited tissue and one in five [...]

Advocacy in Action lung cancer advocates discuss the important role of lung cancer advocates in lung cancer research. Featuring: Regina M. Vidaver (National Lung Cancer Partnership), Selma Schimmel (Vital Options international), Maureen Rigney (Lung Cancer Alliance), Steven Young (The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute), Kim Norris (Lung Cancer Foundation of America), William Darbishire (The Australian [...]