Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was part of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) delegation visiting Washington, DC/Capitol Hill on May 16 to advocate for more aggressive national investment in resources, treatment and services for people affected by cancer.
The LAF selected Dr. Hayes-Lattin as one of 200 advocates to participate in LIVESTRONG Day, a grassroots advocacy initiative to unite people affected by cancer and to raise awareness about cancer issues.
Dr. Hayes-Lattin, a cancer survivor himself, is medical director of the OHSU Cancer Institute's Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) oncology program, which has been funded by the LAF. Dr. Hayes-Lattin is a member of the organizing committee of the Lance Armstrong Foundation's Young Adult Alliance.
"I was honored to join the Lance Armstrong Foundation for LIVESTRONG Day, and I was glad to have the opportunity to talk to Oregon's congressional leaders about my personal and professional passion to make cancer a national priority," said Dr. Hayes-Lattin.
