In the 2021 People v. Cancer summit, The Atlantic explored the latest science and the important ways in which prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and well-being are interrelated. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, progress continues to be made toward not only treating cancer and extending lives, but creating a more robust, holistic ecosystem of care.
We brought together medical providers, scientists, survivors, and patients for in-depth conversations about a disease that remains one of the world’s most complex, and most lethal. At People v. Cancer, The Atlantic explored the most crucial questions of the day: What is the future of cancer care? What can be done to improve lives for all—along the entire spectrum of care?
Senior Vice President and Head of Oncology Clinical Development, GSK
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CEO and President, Friends of Cancer Research
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Surgeon-Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Senior Vice President and Head of US Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb
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Founder, The Breasties and Survivor
Internist, HealthPartners, Author of Difficult Gifts, Survivor, and Patient Advocate
Thoracic Oncologist, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
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Chair, Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s Scientific Advisory Board
Survivor and Patient Advocate
President and CEO, LUNGevity Foundation
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Senior Vice President, Clinical Trials Research, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Vice Chair, Hospital Operations, Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Chair, Foundation for Women’s Cancer
CEO, CancerCare
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Contributor, The Atlantic
President, Clinical Next Generation Sequencing Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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President and CEO, The American Cancer Society (ACS) and The American Cancer Society Action Network (ACS CAN)
Chief Clinical Access and Equity Officer, Associate Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Network
Chief of Surgery, Josie Robertson Surgery Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Director of Cancer Survivorship, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
CEO and Director of Scientific Affairs, Cancer Research Institute
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) Oncology Department, Lausanne, President of the European Society of Medical Oncology
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Neurologist, Mayo Clinic and Author, Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor
Weather and Feature Anchor, Today, and Co-host, Third Hour of Today
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Francisco
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Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Director, National Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer Foundation Board of Directors, Medical Director and Chief Science Officer, Marcus Foundation
Founder and Editor, Timmerman Report
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Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer, The Atlantic
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Global President and General Manager, Pfizer Oncology
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Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Department, UC Berkeley and Scientific Director, Technology and Translation, Innovative Genomics Institute
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Vice President, Precision and Translational Medicine, Oncology Cell Therapy Therapeutic Area Unit, Takeda Oncology
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SVP Medicinal Science and Technology, GSK
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Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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SubscribePresident and CEO, The American Cancer Society (ACS) and The American Cancer Society Action Network (ACS CAN)
Director, National Cancer Institute
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer, The Atlantic
Global President and General Manager, Pfizer Oncology
Surgeon-Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
CEO and Director of Scientific Affairs, Cancer Research Institute
Produced by GSK and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Department, UC Berkeley and Scientific Director, Technology and Translation, Innovative Genomics Institute
SVP Medicinal Science and Technology, GSK
Vice Chair, Hospital Operations, Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Chair, Foundation for Women’s Cancer
Chief Clinical Access and Equity Officer, Associate Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Network
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Produced by Bristol Myers Squibb and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Senior Vice President and Head of US Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb
CEO, CancerCare
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Francisco
Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Contributor, The Atlantic
Chief of Surgery, Josie Robertson Surgery Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Weather and Feature Anchor, Today, and Co-host, Third Hour of Today
Prostate Cancer Foundation Board of Directors, Medical Director and Chief Science Officer, Marcus Foundation
Produced by Astrazeneca and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Internist, HealthPartners, Author of Difficult Gifts, Survivor, and Patient Advocate
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Neurologist, Mayo Clinic and Author, Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor
Produced by GSK and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Senior Vice President and Head of Oncology Clinical Development, GSK
President and CEO, LUNGevity Foundation
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) Oncology Department, Lausanne, President of the European Society of Medical Oncology
Founder and Editor, Timmerman Report
Survivor and Patient Advocate
Senior Vice President, Clinical Trials Research, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Thoracic Oncologist, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Chair, Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s Scientific Advisory Board
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Produced by Takeda and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
CEO and President, Friends of Cancer Research
President, Clinical Next Generation Sequencing Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Vice President, Precision and Translational Medicine, Oncology Cell Therapy Therapeutic Area Unit, Takeda Oncology
Founder, The Breasties and Survivor
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Director of Cancer Survivorship, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
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