Roundtable on Black in cancer research and oncology - presented by Dr. Brandon Blue MD and Dr. Kilan Ashad-Bishop and Drs. Onyinye and Folu Balogun and Runcie C.W. Chidebe Dip., BSc., MSc., and Kathryn Mcginnis and Dr Paraskevi Mallini and Dr. Lisa Hoffmann-Haas

Roundtable on Black in cancer research and oncology

Brandon Blue, Kilan Ashad-Bishop, Onyinye and Folu Balogun and Runcie C.W. Chidebe

Dr. Brandon Blue MDDr. Kilan Ashad-BishopDrs. Onyinye and Folu BalogunRuncie C.W. Chidebe Dip., BSc., MSc.,
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Runcie Chidebe "TORMENTED BY PAIN" "Ah! You don't wish the pain for your enemy. / went through pain during the chemo[therapy] period / attempted suicide because of pain The pain is second to none. You cannot describe the pain; you don't know how to explain it. At a particular time, you don't even know what is wrong with you. Is it your stomach, your head, your body? A pain you cannot describe" www.projectpinkblue.org @projectpinkblue@runciecwo
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Now, let me share another quote from an elderly woman. She said that you don't wish pain upon your enemy. I personally experienced pain during my chemotherapy period, to the point where I even attempted suicide. The pain is indescribable and difficult to explain. It's hard to pinpoint where exactly it is coming from - whether it's in your stomach, your head, or your entire body. This pain is beyond words.

So, the goal of my presentation today is to encourage all of you to become advocates for Black people. When you advocate for Black people who are impacted by cancer, you are also advocating for yourself. A cancer patient in Lagos is no different from a cancer patient in Lisbon, London, Dallas, or Melbourne.