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EPISODE · Sep 17, 2023 · 35 MIN

Innovation through Advocacy with Tanya Zigomanis (episode 10)

from On the Edge of Health and Design · host Nita Lakhani and Sylvia Szkudlarek

In this month's episode, we dive into a young person's journey with an incurable blood cancer known to affect older individuals - Multiple Myeloma. Tanya Zigomanis was diagnosed at the age of 37. She is a young mother and patient advocate who leverages her law background and social network towards advancing myeloma research. She also applies her experiences to support other cancer patients and families navigating the complex challenges of chronic illness. Tanya works towards innovation in cancer care, including advocating for connecting family doctors to specialists to facilitate timely cancer diagnoses and treatments. Listen to our intimate conversation with Tanya and connect with us at [email protected] to learn about how connecting with patients and caregivers can help you and/or your healthcare organization. Resources:Tanya's email: [email protected] more information about Multiple Myeloma, visit Myeloma Canada's website here: https://myelomacanada.ca

In this month's episode, we dive into a young person's journey with an incurable blood cancer known to affect older individuals - Multiple Myeloma. Tanya Zigomanis was diagnosed at the age of 37. She is a young mother and patient advocate who leverages her law background and social network towards advancing myeloma research. She also applies her experiences to support other cancer patients and families navigating the complex challenges of chronic illness. Tanya works towards innovation in cancer care, including advocating for connecting family doctors to specialists to facilitate timely cancer diagnoses and treatments. Listen to our intimate conversation with Tanya and connect with us at [email protected] to learn about how connecting with patients and caregivers can help you and/or your healthcare organization. Resources:Tanya's email: [email protected] more information about Multiple Myeloma, visit Myeloma Canada's website here: https://myelomacanada.ca

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