National Conference on Work & Cancer

The 10th-year anniversary of our National Conference on Work & Cancer will be held Friday, June 19, 2020, in NYC.

This free, daylong event explores the complexities of balancing treatment and recovery with employment and is open to patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, employers/HR professionals and anyone else touched by cancer.

Complimentary CEUs/PDCs are available for nurses, social workers and HR professionals. For more information on accreditation, click here.

Details regarding the 2020 Conference are below. Topics are being added and are subject to change. Please check back frequently for updates.

Date:

Friday, June 19, 2020

Time:

8:00 AM Registration; 8:45 AM Conference
(Breakfast & lunch will be provided.)

Location:

CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Registration:

Registration is required. Click here to register.

Register

Travel Scholarships:

Travel and lodging scholarships available. Click here for more information and to apply (deadline 4/12).

Topics:

  • Disclosure & Privacy
  • Working Through Treatment
  • Legal Issues
  • Job Search/Career Change
  • And More!

Click the links below for information about last year's Conference.
2019 Agenda
2019 Session Descriptions
2019 Speaker Listing
2019 National Conference Sizzle Reel

Sponsors of the 2020 National Conference on Work & Cancer

Gold

Genentech

Bronze

Servier

Patron

Allsup

2019 Community Partners

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, American Cancer Society, Be The Match, CancerCare, Cancer Support Community, Cervivor, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, Family Reach, Gilda’s Club New York City, Hope for Young Adults With Cancer IHadCancer.com, Imerman Angels, Lacuna Loft, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Life with Cancer, LUNGevity, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mommy & Me Cancer Foundation, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition,  New York Legal Assistance Group, The Oncofertility Consortium, OncoLink, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care, Ronald McDonald House New York, The Samfund, SHARE, Sharsheret, Stupid Cancer, Tell Every Amazing Lady® About Ovarian Cancer, Testicular Cancer Foundation, Triage Cancer, True North Treks, Weill Cornell Medicine, Young Survival Coalition