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CPAN Year in Review 2023

CPAN Year in Review

In 2023, COA’s Patient Advocacy Network (CPAN) provided advocacy, education, and engagement opportunities in multiple ways. Key outcomes included 14 live advocacy events at community oncology practices including new CPAN chapter launches in Nevada, Ohio, and South Carolina. CPAN advocates and leadership stories were featured in multiple media publications, websites, social media, and COA’s Faces of Community Oncology campaign.

Click here to view CPAN’s Advocacy Year in Review.

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