Judith Pearson on From Shadows to Life: A Biography of the Cancer Survivorship Movement

(3/2/21) In 1986, the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship started a movement that changed the definition of what it means to be a survivor after 23 members—linked by their shared experiences surviving cancer—came together for a weekend in Albuquerque determined to demolish the myths surrounding the disease. Judith Pearson’s latest book From Shadows to Life: A Biography of the Cancer Survivorship Movement is the story of the war on cancer fueled by the survivor movement and its impact on the way we treat this terrible illness. Join us for a look at the movement to eradicate cancer while respecting the humanity of all those affected in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.