The Advocacy Lab

In this episode, Cheryl-Anne Simoneau sits down with Teresa Norris, President & Founder of HPV Global Action and President of the Coalition Priorité Cancer du Québec, for a conversation about HPV that everyone needs to hear. Did you know that oropharyngeal cancers in men are now surpassing cervical cancer in women — and that there is no test available for men to detect HPV? The good news is th...

Dans cet épisode, Cheryl-Anne Simoneau s'entretient avec Teresa Norris, spécialiste en santé sexuelle, présidente et fondatrice de HPV Global Action et présidente de la Coalition Priorité Cancer du Québec. Teresa nous explique tout ce que nous devons savoir sur le virus du papillome humain (VPH) — un virus qui peut rester dormant dans l'organisme pendant près de 40 ans. Elle nous parle également d...

What happens when a patient uses AI to advocate for herself — and it changes the course of her diagnosis? In our latest episode, I speak with Alvina Nadeem, an ovarian cancer survivor whose story shows how technology, persistence, and lived experience can intersect in powerful ways.  

This podcast explores what happens when patients don’t just survive disease — they change the science AND Policies around it. In this first episode, I’m joined by Dr. Suzan McNamara. When treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia were running out, Suzan refused to accept that silence was the answer. She helped launch a patient petition that changed access — and then went on to earn a PhD stud...