PIVOT - Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together HD

PIVOT is one of the few cancer center patient advocacy networks offering cancer survivors the opportunity to meet regularly with cancer center scientists to share suggestions and ideas that can help research better meet patient needs and improve quality of life. While patient advocacy in cancer research isn’t new, few cancer centers have formalized the concept. PIVOT includes patients and co-survivors (families and friends) who meet monthly with researchers and cancer center executives. For scientists who understand the biology of cancer intimately, such face-to-face meetings with survivors and their loved ones also can be inspiring, strengthening their resolve to make a difference in people’s lives.