Abstract IA-02: The state of possible

Abstract

Emmy award winning journalist, international speaker, 2x cancer survivor and author of “Becoming the Story: The Power of PREHAB” — Loriana Hernandez-Aldama kicks off the conference with an advocate keynote detailing her “State of Possible” as she breaks down how to make more patients of color possible with her 3P protocol —Prepare-Present-Prevail®. In a inspirational and transparent message, the former network medical reporter will share her own patient journey, the challenges she faced as a Latina, and the voids and discoveries she made when she found herself on the other side of healthcare— this time as a patient— after a diagnosis of AML Leukemia. Loriana says it took her world flipping upside down and nearly losing it all (including her DNA) for her to gain perspective and discover the biggest breaking stories of her career and the unmet needs of the minority communities. And at every turn, the lack of diversity in clinical trials impacted her chance of survival as Loriana struggled though leukemia, a bone marrow transplant, breast cancer and now survivorship. Today, Loriana is on a mission through her non-profit, ArmorUp for LIFE, to amplify the patient voice and improve patient outcomes through risk reduction (PREHAB) in our underserved communities so we can position communities of color to PREVAIL. Loriana says, “our genetic codes may set us up for failure… our zip codes should not.” Citation Format: Loriana Hernandez-Aldama. The state of possible [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Virtual Conference: 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2021 Oct 6-8. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr IA-02.