As the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network engages key stakeholders to update its Financial Advocacy Services Guidelines it is necessary to ensuring positive financial health for all patients with cancer no matter where they are receiving treatment.
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Live from the ACCC 39th National Oncology Conference, Lailea Noel, PhD, MSW, joins the CANCER BUZZ podcast to discuss the topic of her workshop: building sustainable coalitions to support the cancer care community. During our conversation, Dr. Noel breaks down how to build trust and earn the respect of under-represented patient populations in the community, including Black, Latinx, Asian, and other people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, older Americans, and those who live in rural areas.
Guest:
Lailea Noel, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor of Oncology & Health Social Work
ACCC 2022-2023 Board Member
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
The University of Texas Dell Medical School
LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes
Austin, TX
"Before engaging with the community...we need to look inward and do some internal work. And then we also need to look outward and see how we are partnering with communities in a way that is respectful and encouraging their power and their empowerment at the table." – Lailea Noel, PhD, MSW
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At the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, the Louisiana Oncology Society received the ASCO Jeffrey C Ward Affiliate Advocacy Award for advancing critical advocacy priorities that have translated into meaningful legislative victories. The Iowa Oncology Society and Washington State Medical Oncology Society were also recognized for their advocacy efforts in 2025 at the meeting, receiving second place awards.
