National Conference Session Descriptions

Below are session descriptions for the 2025 National Conference on Work & Cancer.

Ask the Experts: The Doctor's Perspective

What role do your oncologist and extended healthcare team play in thinking through your ability to work? How do you manage treatment side effects while on the job? Are there work-friendly treatment options to consider? Hear insights into these questions—and more—from our panel of medical oncologists.

Ask the Experts: Building Mental and Physical Resilience

For many, significant challenges such as those faced when navigating work after a cancer diagnosis become opportunities for growth, but the path isn’t always intuitive – or easy. Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation between CAC’s Executive Director, Rebecca Nellis, and Chris Vasami, a former professional baseball player and survivor as he shares his experience identifying mindset and lifestyle changes that helped him develop mental and physical resilience during his cancer experience and continue to inform his current work as a coach and trainer.

Connecting The Dots: Navigating Work & Cancer

There are many employment-related questions to consider after a cancer diagnosis, and each person’s path will be different based on their treatment, personal- and work-circumstances. In this session, you will hear critical information and practical guidance for addressing your unique needs, including thinking through disclosure, tips for balancing treatment and work, dos and don’ts for an effective job search, communication strategies (including “The Swivel”), managing side effects and so much more.

Ask the Experts: Using Artificial Intelligence Effectively

If you’ve followed the news at all over this past year, you’ve no doubt heard about artificial intelligence (AI) and its emerging role in the world of work. But how exactly might it be used to help navigate some of the employment-related challenges faced during/after cancer treatment? Join us for this robust conversation to get answers to all your pressing questions about this evolving technology including, what it is, how to use it strategically for both job searching and/or managing current positions post-diagnosis, privacy considerations, and more.