Leaders in Cancer Research and Care Converging at Annual Nixon National Cancer Conference with Focus on Communications and Trust Within the Cancer Community
The fourth annual Nixon National Cancer Conference will be held at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on January 15 and 16, 2025.
First convened at the Nixon Library on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971, the Nixon National Cancer Conference is an annual convening by the Richard Nixon Foundation to deliver honest assessments of current benchmarks, catalyze future goals, and be a source of inspiration to patients, doctors and those who support them, advancing the promise rooted in the National Cancer Act of 1971.
The Conference title sponsor is City of Hope. It will open with a dinner event in the White House East Room replica on January 15 at 6:00 p.m. PST. A luncheon sponsored by UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and panel discussions will occur in the morning and afternoon on January 16, starting at 9:15 a.m. PST.
During the opening night event, the Richard Nixon Foundation will present the Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach Award to Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, 17th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whose work as a physician-scientist has placed her at the forefront of clinical oncology. Established in 2024, the Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach Award recognizes individuals whose work has significantly impacted cancer research and treatment, alleviated suffering, extended and saved lives, and whose visionary outlook continues to be a source of inspiration.
Additional conference sponsors include Kaiser Permanente, Marlene Malek, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Hyundai Cancer Institute.
Panel Discussions Include:
- The Complexity of Cancer Care Today
- Medicine, Cancer, and Artificial Intelligence
- The Crisis of Trust in Health Institutions Today
- New Ways and Means of Communicating About Cancer
Participants Include:
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- Kat Arney, PhD – Founder and Chief Creative Officer, First Create the Media
- Anna Barker, MD, PhD – Chief Strategy Officer, Ellison Institute and Former Principal Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute
- Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD – Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Hazem H. Chehabi,, MD – President, Medical Director, Nuclear Medicine Physician, Newport Diagnostic Center
- Clifford Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO – Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Sanjay Juneja, MD – Social & News Media Personality (@TheOncDoc), Blood and Cancer Specialist and Host of Podcast “Target: Cancer.”
- Sean Khozin, MD, MPH – CEO, Roundtable on Cancer and Project Data Sphere
- Edward S. Kim, MD, MBA – Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope Orange County; Vice Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope National Medical Center
- Shannon La Cava, PsyD – Director, Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology
- William W. Li, MD – New York Times bestselling author of “Eat to Beat Disease” and Chief Executive Officer and President of The Angiogenesis Foundation
- Kate Pickert – Journalist, professor and author of Radical: The Science, Culture and History of Breast Cancer in America
- Peter WT Pisters, MD – President, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Elaine Schattner, MD, MA – Writer, patient advocate, physician
- Ellen V. Sigal, PhD – Chairperson & Founder of Friends of Cancer Research
- Eric Stahlberg, PhD – Director, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS) for the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR)
- Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD – President of City of Hope Cancer Center and National Medical Center, Chief Physician Executive and the Deana and Steve Campbell Chief Physician Executive Distinguished Chair
- Richard A. Van. Etten, MD, PhD – Director of the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Andrew von Eschenbach, MD – former Director of the National Cancer Institute
Steering Committee:
- William Li, MD
- Marlene Malek, RN
- James V. Mazzo
- Peter WT Pisters, MD
- Ellen Sigal, PhD
- Marcel van den Brink, MD
- Richard Van Etten, MD
- Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD
Honorary Congressional Host Committee:
- Hon. Jake Auchincloss
- Hon. Angie Craig
- Hon. Brian Fitzpatrick
- Hon. John Garamendi
- Hon. French Hill
- Hon. David P. Joyce
- Hon. Young Kim
- Hon. Angus S. King, Jr.
- Hon. Carol D. Miller
- Hon. Greg Murphy, MD
- Hon. John Rose
- Hon. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Hon. Brad Schenider
- Hon. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Hon. Joe Wilson
National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center Directors Attending:
- Giulio Draetta, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Robert Gerlach, Dartmouth Cancer Center
- Karolina Palucka, Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center
- Naoto Ueno, University of Hawaii Cancer Center
- Richard Van Etten, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI
Sponsors:
- City of Hope, Title Sponsor
- UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Kaiser Permanente
- Marlene Malek
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Children’s Hospital of Orange County Hyundai Cancer Institute
Those who would like to attend in person can register here.
The conference will be available to livestream on the Richard Nixon Foundaton’s X and YouTube accounts.
This conference is open to media. To request media credentials, please contact:
Joe Lopez at [email protected] or 714-364-1147.
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