Sara Whitlock, Live Forum Moderator, Patient Advocate

Sara Whitlock, Forum Patient Advocate, Targeted Therapies in Lung Cancer Patient Forum 2017
Dayton
OH
Specialties
RET+ Patient

Sara was diagnosed with stage IV RET+ lung cancer in 2010. Traditional chemo and radiation followed with great success. In the years since Sara has been on and off treatment several times. She is currently taking nivolumab and doing very well. Sara lives in Dayton, OH with her husband, JD, and two daughters Katie and Elena. Katie just headed off to college at Washington University in St. Louis while Elena is in the 10th grade. Sara has been an active advocate for the lung cancer community doing both fundraising, grant review, and she is a patient advocate for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. She is living proof that life doesn’t stop with a stage IV diagnosis!

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Forum Discussions

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Join us now at https://us02web.zoom.us/s/82170808361

the Q&A begins 11:25 ET!

Last Activity: Sat, 08/12/2023 - 07:47
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Hi there -- 

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I am Denise Brock - the Operations Director for GRACE, the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education.  I began working with Jack West in 2009, 1 year after my best friend was

Last Activity: Tue, 07/18/2023 - 14:24
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There is not a ton of info available for Cholangiocarcinoma, so seeing information come up with new developments is always exciting.  In this video, Rachna Shroff MD, chief of Gastrointestinal Medical

Last Activity: Thu, 10/13/2022 - 17:04
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Hi all -- share your cancer journey here and connect with others.  Cancer.gov has a good general description of Cholangiocarcinoma.  This rare disease has support information and programs that can be

Last Activity: Mon, 02/21/2022 - 11:15
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Keep your eye out for new Head and Neck information soon! 

Last Activity: Sat, 02/05/2022 - 12:12

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Original Post: Three Year Post Update

Hi Stan!  It is good to hear from you -- I am so very happy you are doing well.  I agree with Janine

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Original Post: Two Years After....

Stan - Thank you once again for your kind words.  Thank you as well for your donation.  As you know

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Original Post: Jim's caregiver story

I had a very wonderful conversation with a fantastic person, Tom Murphy, after he had started Barb's

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Original Post: Denise's Story

Janine -- I know how my world felt, but how is your world different?  - thankfully your husband is

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Thank you Janine for mentioning the program!  I wanted to make the point that this program offers a