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MEDICINE4YOUTH partnered with Cancer Kids First in May 2021. Together, we aimed to educate others about childhood cancer through listening to the stories of two survivors and a doctor. The webinar was hosted on Zoom.
About CANCERKIDSFIRST
Cancer Kids First is a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit working towards providing kids at cancer hospitals with a chance at a normal childhood. From their members to volunteers, Cancer Kids First is devoted to this mission and strives to help as many patients as they can.
Speakers
Dr. Lauri Linder
A pediatric oncology nurse and an Associate Professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing and a Pediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist at Primary Children’s Hospital
Simran Jatar
A pediatric cancer survivor of almost 15 years now studying to be a pediatric oncologist at Georgetown University School of Medicine
Lucy Sharp
2x childhood cancer survivor - Hodgkin’s lymphoma and founder of a non-profit organization called SocksForSmiles