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A Lifelong Quest to Improve Mental Health among Cancer Patients [Sponsored]

Science Quickly

Scientific American

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4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Recognizing those who are making a meaningful impact in the lives of cancer patients, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with the President’s Award. We reconnected with Margaret Stauffer, the 2021 winner, to hear more about what’s happened since she received the award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Every year, the Cancer Community Award, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with the

0:39.1

President's Award. This award recognizes those who are making a meaningful impact in the lives

0:44.8

of cancer patients. In 2021, Margaret Stauffer received the President's Award for her work as the

0:51.8

chief mission officer of the cancer support community in the San

0:55.5

Francisco Bay Area. As we prepared for this year's awards, we reconnected with Margaret to hear

1:01.4

more about what's happened since she received the award. Well, Margaret Stauffer, it's such a joy to

1:07.6

get a chance to talk to you. I can't wait to hear what you've been up to the past year.

1:11.2

Thank you. It feels like a blur, but we'll try to break it out a little bit.

1:18.4

When you explain the cancer support community to people who've never heard of it and people who aren't

1:24.3

sort of part of the cancer world, How do you explain it to them?

1:28.5

I say it's a place where people can come together and connect with others who understand

1:34.1

what it's like to be dealing with a cancer diagnosis. And it's a place where they can become

1:41.0

informed and empowered as they're going through cancer treatment and beyond.

1:46.9

And it's also a place for loved ones to get support for what they are going through as well as

1:53.4

the patient. I understand that your mother went through a pretty brutal experience when she was

2:00.7

diagnosed with cancer.

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Do you mind telling me a little bit about that experience and how it informed your work?

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