About
Mel has published and appeared in USA Today, Walgreens, Cure, Coping With Cancer, AACR…
Articles by Mel
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It's My 65th Birthday! I Really Did Beat Those 1995 Terminal Cancer Odds
It's My 65th Birthday! I Really Did Beat Those 1995 Terminal Cancer Odds
By Mel Mann, MBA, M.Ed
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The Mel Mann Story: From Terminal Cancer to 29 Year Survivor (Long Version)
The Mel Mann Story: From Terminal Cancer to 29 Year Survivor (Long Version)
By Mel Mann, MBA, M.Ed
Contributions
Activity
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✈️ Headed to beautiful San Diego for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer 🫁 If you’ll…
✈️ Headed to beautiful San Diego for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer 🫁 If you’ll…
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16 years ago today, my wife received devastating news. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. That news hit our home like a category 5 hurricane…
16 years ago today, my wife received devastating news. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. That news hit our home like a category 5 hurricane…
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My brave mama is 1 year out from finishing chemo and radiation for breast cancer. My dad has been with her every step of the way. I’m so proud of my…
My brave mama is 1 year out from finishing chemo and radiation for breast cancer. My dad has been with her every step of the way. I’m so proud of my…
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Experience
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Health Equity, Clinical Trials, Marrow Donation
Education
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Course for Officers who are in the Material Acquisition Branch (Program Management, Research & Development, Contracting)
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Journalism — Public Affairs
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Licenses & Certifications
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Education: Professional Educator Teaching Certificate/License, Secondary English, Grades 6-12
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Issued
Volunteer Experience
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ASCO-ACCC Patient Partners Advisory Group for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Trials
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
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Ordained Deacon
Christian Church
- Present 36 years 11 months
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American Sign Language Interpreter, Health Ministry
Cascade United Methodist Church
- Present 24 years
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Patient Advocate Committee Member, Communications Committee, Health Equity & Inclusion Task Force
Society for Integrative Oncology
Health
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Publications
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Advancing Health Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Integrative Oncology
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
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Project Confirm: Accelerated Drug Approvals for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
American Association for Cancer Research )AACR
See publicationThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an accelerated approval program for drugs which have been identified as promising treatments for serious conditions when the available data suggests that the benefits outweigh the foreseeable risks. All of the currently available treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) initially went through the accelerated approval program. Here a group of academic CML experts, patient panelists and members from the FDA convened to discuss the utility of…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an accelerated approval program for drugs which have been identified as promising treatments for serious conditions when the available data suggests that the benefits outweigh the foreseeable risks. All of the currently available treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) initially went through the accelerated approval program. Here a group of academic CML experts, patient panelists and members from the FDA convened to discuss the utility of the accelerated approval program as it pertains to CML, and the utility of this program in future drug development in this disease. The results of that discussion are summarized here
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CML: I am the world’s longest living Gleevec, TKI, and Kinase Inhibitor survivor
Blood Cancer Uncensored
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Elevating Cancer Equity: Recommendations to Reduce Racial Disparities in Guideline Adherent Cancer Care
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. (NCCN)
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Raising A Well-Balanced, Successful Child When A Parent Is Sick
Successful Black Parenting
More activity by Mel
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26 years since my life saving miracle - Mel Mann, MBA, M.Ed https://lnkd.in/eyFi9PwH #Anniversary #Cancer #ClinicalTrial #OncoDaily #Oncology
26 years since my life saving miracle - Mel Mann, MBA, M.Ed https://lnkd.in/eyFi9PwH #Anniversary #Cancer #ClinicalTrial #OncoDaily #Oncology
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All workers deserve competitive pay, and I’ve always committed myself to making Atlanta a model employer. That’s why we’ve undertaken a thorough…
All workers deserve competitive pay, and I’ve always committed myself to making Atlanta a model employer. That’s why we’ve undertaken a thorough…
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