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Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium
Expediting Progress in Cancer Immunotherapy

Lois Karran
Breast Cancer
Lois is a 30 month triple negative breast cancer survivor. She is married, the mother of three, and has a background in Elementary and Reading Education. Lois is a member of bcRan, a group of survivors, metavivors, and pevivers that strive to build a partnership with researchers to ensure that the patient voice is heard throughout the research process. As such, she is on an advisory board on a study, and has participated in assisting researchers create understandable questions for study participants. Another area of advocacy for Lois is reaching out to the community to dispel myths and encourage participation is clinical trials.
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