56. Joanna Fawzy Doran, CEO of Triage Cancer, on Helping Cancer Patients Their Legal Rights

How do you help cancer patients navigate their legal rights? How do you spread the word about your services so all Americans with cancer can get the support and education they deserve?In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Joanna Fawzy Doran, CEO at Triage Cancer. Joanna discusses:The legal and practical issues associated with having cancer, including access to health insurance coverage, knowing how to get access to proper care, employment issues, accessing disability benefits, finances and managing medical bills.How Triage Cancer partners with other cancer organizations to educate cancer patients, their families and their health care teams.How Triage Cancer offers events all over the country, not just the major metro areas, but the far flung reaches of the country, including Guam!Their advocacy efforts to protect and increase patients’ rights.How Triage Cancer staff attorneys respond to thousands of emails and calls each year!Triage Cancer’s checklists, guides, tip sheets, videos, blog, webinars and podcast.How Joanna and her sister literally wrote the book about Cancer Rights!<br/>References:Triage Cancer websiteCancer Rights Law Book<br/>