Cancer
Overcoming Cancer - Love, Loss, and Triumph
Affecting millions of individuals around the world every year, cancer changes the lives of families, communities, and individuals in an instant. While the effects of being diagnosed, or having a loved one diagnosed, with cancer are tremendous, resilience of the human spirit combined with the support of family and friends can inspire us to persevere and beat cancer both physically and emotionally.
Cancer causes us to reassess our priorities and reshape our thinking. Though the power of loss is difficult to endure, it forces us to understand the importance of relationships, values, and life itself.
Who are APB's Speakers on Cancer?
APB's speakers on cancer range from cancer survivors who share personal and public struggles with the illness, to medical experts able to discuss procedures and treatments in understandable terms, to celebrity activists and survivors who seek to raise awareness and demystify the disease.
Whether your goal is to educate or inspire, our speakers on cancer can effectively address this challenging and often devastating disease.
Featured Speakers: Cancer
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Kelly Corrigan
Author / Breast Cancer SurvivorIt was a total shock when Corrigan, a happily married mother of two, discovered a cancerous lump in her breast at age 36. While undergoing treatment, she learned her father George had late-stage cancer and her life turned upside down. She recounts her experience in The New York Times best-selling book, The Middle Place, and speaks about the journey of healing and everyday moments that bind families together. Her latest book, Lift, is an affirming story of the gratification and emotional hazards of raising children.
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Roger and Kathy Cawthon
Founders of The Cancer CrusadeWhen Roger and Kathy Cawthon were diagnosed with cancer within six weeks of each other, they made it their mission to take on the disease with hope and humor. Roger, a television sportscaster for CNN, and Kathy, a freelance writer and photographer, went through rigorous cancer treatment before emerging healthy and founding the Cancer Crusade, an organization dedicated to fighting the illness by energizing and inspiring people to laugh, love, and live in the moment.
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Fran Drescher
Actress & Cancer SurvivorThe actress who became a household name starring in The Nanny, the series she invented and developed, Drescher was previously diagnosed with uterine cancer and has since been given a clean bill of health. She wrote about her experiences in Cancer Schmancer, where she talks frankly about the disease and her journey. With a “shoot-from-the-hip” perspective, she inspires audiences with how she changed her attitude from thinking life was “neatly coming to an end” to “getting a grip on the situation” and beating the disease.
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Marcia Strassman
Actress / Cancer WarriorBest known for her role as “Julie Kotter” in the iconic 1970s television series Welcome Back Kotter, and for her roles in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids movies, Strassman’s life dramatically changed in 2007 when she was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer and given four and a half years to live. Currently still living with the disease, she is one of the first celebrities to speak about cancer while undergoing treatment. With a passion to encourage others, Strassman shares her story of hope and inspiration.
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