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• BCSSA Nurse Navigator featured on Rare Enough Podcast        

  We’re excited to share that Unsha Bakker, Nurse Navigator for the Brain Cancer Support and Solutions Alliance (BCSSA), was recently featured on Head for the Cure's Rare Enough podcast. The BCSSA is a collaborative initiative between the Musella Foundation, Head for the Cure, and Cancer Commons, offering free personalized guidance to brain tumor patients and families. In this episode, Unsha discusses her vital role with the BCSSA, as well as her journey into nursing, the barriers underserved communities face in accessing care, and the human side of nursing. To listen, click here. 

  
  
• Collaboration in US and Global Fight Against Cancer        

  This thoughtful and wide-ranging Substack article by Dr. Wafik El-Deiry is worth a read. Reflecting on a recent interview with Senator Bill Cassidy, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and Mark Halperin, Dr. El-Deiry covers topics including the promise and limitations of immunotherapy, the evolution of precision oncology, access disparities in rural America, and the long road of drug development. He gives some great insights on where cancer care is headed—and what still stands in the way.