Tomorrow at 12 pm ET, join Kashyap Patel, MD, vice president of COA and CEO of Carolina Blood & Cancer Care Associates and COA’s Rose Gerber to hear Dr. Patel discuss his new book, Between Life and Death: From Despair to Hope.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) is an integral part of COA’s national advocacy efforts. Its network of nearly 100 locations across the Sunshine State is helping challenge the perception that community oncology is limited to single-practice locations in rural communities.

Using the power of storytelling, more than 90 FCS advocates participate in CPAN activities each year to stand up for people with cancer and the vital role community oncology plays in supporting them when they need it most.

Speaking candidly with U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) about their personal journey from cancer diagnosis to survival, advocates helped an important policymaker appreciate the real-world impact of community oncology in starkly relatable, human terms. Chapter Advocacy Leader and Director of Care Management, Beth Wittmer, similarly engaged federal policymakers – staff members from Florida’s congressional delegation – at FSN’s state-of-the-art practice via a Sit in My Chair event that simulates for policymakers what testing, diagnosis and treatment feels like and how community oncology practices help patients through those experiences.