The Many Realities of Cancer Around the World with Carmen Monge

Today's guest is Carmen Monge, Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, researcher, and patient advocate working at the intersection of lived experience, research, and equity in cancer care, especially across different global healthcare systems.Carmen is the founder of MANO Beyond Cancer, a global initiative exploring survivorship through qualitative research, where she had conducted interviews with survivors from more than 60 countries. She also works as a researcher and patient advocate with Youth Cancer Europe. And the author of CAN-CAN, a children's book series designed to help explain the cancer journey, from diagnosis to life after treatment, in a holistic and accessible way.We talk about hope, cancer research, cultural differences and disparities in cancer care, the challenges of getting treatment is another country from your homeland, common threads among survivors globally, and so much more!!!Resources:Carmen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MANObeyondcancerCarmen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mano_beyondcancer/Carmen's contact info: https://linktr.ee/CarmenMongeFollow:Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/My website: https://melissagrosboll.comEmail me: [email protected]