Common Ground Conversations
This World Cancer Day, we’re finding common ground between two strangers through a series of open and frank conversations on cancer.
These five interviews offer uplifting, heartwarming and thought-provoking exchanges; from laughter as medicine, creating ripple effects of change, placing patients at the heart of care, figuring out the gauntlet of cancer treatment and appreciating life’s every moment.
Find out what happens when a Scottish doctor living in Utah and a clown artist from Innsbruk, Austria come together to talk about laughter as medicine and looking for everyday miracles in this heartwarming conversation.
In this video, Oncology Nurse Specialist, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti and Senior Vice President and Global Head of Patient Centricity at Astellas Pharma Inc., Dr Anthony Yanni, bridge the distance in a conversation on putting patients at the heart of cancer care.
Leukemia survivor, author and motivational speaker, Raquel Bahnam from Beirut, Lebanon and CEO, entrepreneur and writer, Pedro Salomão from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will lift your spirits as they talk about appreciating life's every moment and connect over hummus and more.
So, what does a celebrity from Brunei and the Director of Human Health at the International Atomic Energy Agency have in common? More than you expect. Watch their conversation as Dr May Abdel Wahab and Wu Chun discuss looking for points of light and the ripple effect of change.
Mother, teacher and entrepreneur, Angie Brice Hessbruegge and Roche's Head of Pharma Research & Early Development, Dr William Pao explore the frustration of stigma, the gauntlet of treatment and progress in cancer care in this Common Ground Conversation.
