The Policy, Politics & Law of Cancer

February 14, 2018

Drug Development and the Cost of Researching and Treating Cancer Panel

The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, in collaboration with Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, hosted a major interdisciplinary conference addressing topics at the cutting edge of cancer policy. This event brought together leading figures in the worlds of cancer care, research, regulation, and policymaking to assess the current state of cancer policy and discuss ways in which law can influence its development.

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Cary Gross, MD
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Founder and Director, Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale School of Medicine; Director, National Clinician Scholars Program
Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Pharmacology; Deputy Director, Yale Cancer Center; Chief of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital; Assistant Dean for Translational Research, Yale School of Medicine; Program Director, Master of Health Science - Clinical Investigation Track (MHS-CI)
Patricia LoRusso, DO
Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Chief, Experimental Therapeutics; Associate Cancer Center Director, Experimental Therapeutics
David F. Stern, PhD
Professor of Pathology; Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Sciences, Pathology; Associate Cancer Center Director, Shared Resources

The Policy, Politics & Law of Cancer

Drug Development and the Cost of Researching and Treating Cancer Panel

Dr. Roy Herbst and Dr. Norman Sharpless

Cancer, Health Justice, and Disparities Panel

Dr. Rogerio Lilenbaum

The Business of Cancer Panel

Audience for Keynote Address

Abe Lopman, Senior Vice President, Operations and Executive Director, Smilow Cancer Hospital

Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, DPhil—Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of The Emperor of All Maladies and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Charles Fuchs, Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital

Dr. Robert Garafolo and Dr. David Stern

Dr. Norman Sharpless, Dr. Otis Brawley, and Dr. Roy Herbst

Is the Federal Government a Productive Partner in Cancer Policy? Panel

Dr. Patricia LoRusso

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