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National Conference on Work & Cancer

Our 8th annual National Conference on Work & Cancer will be held Friday, June 22, 2018, at the Graduate Center at CUNY, in New York City. This free, daylong event will explore the issues faced by working people who are trying to balance their cancer treatment & recovery with employment. It is open to patients, survivors, healthcare professionals, caregivers, employers/HR and anyone else touched by cancer.

Date:

Friday, June 22

Time:

8:00 AM Registration; 8:45 AM Conference
(Breakfast & lunch will be provided.)

Location:

CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Registration:

Registration is required.

Register

Topics:

  • Disclosure & privacy
  • Working through treatment
  • Legal issues
  • Health insurance
  • Job search
  • Networking
  • Social media strategy
  • Managing stress
  • Self-confidence
  • ...and more!

Free professional development/continuing education credits available for qualified HR and healthcare professionals. For details, see below.

Please note: The deadline to apply for a travel scholarship to the Conference has passed. For details, see below.

For additional information on the event, click on the following links:

Agenda
Speaker Listing
Accreditation Information
Travel Scholarships
2017 National Conference Sizzle Reel

Sponsors of the 2018 National Conference on Work & Cancer

Gold

Genentech Logo

Silver

         

Bronze

 

Patron

 

2018 Community Partners

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, American Cancer Society, Be The Match, CancerCare, Cancer Support Community, Cervivor, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, Family Reach, Gilda’s Club New York City, Hope for Young Adults With Cancer, IHadCancer.com, Imerman Angels, Lacuna Loft, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Life with Cancer, LUNGevity, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mommy & Me Cancer Foundation, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition,  New York Legal Assistance Group, The Oncofertility Consortium, OncoLink, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care, Ronald McDonald House New York, The Samfund, SHARE, Sharsheret, Stupid Cancer, Tell Every Amazing Lady® About Ovarian Cancer, Testicular Cancer Foundation, Triage Cancer, True North Treks, The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, Weill Cornell Medicine, Young Survival Coalition