Confident Conversations: Media, Technology, and Cancer Care Choices

Confident Conversations: Media, Technology, and Cancer Care Choices

This session explored how cancer is portrayed across media, technology, and everyday conversations—and how those portrayals influence what people believe and the decisions they make about their care. This video captures the overall event. To listen to the discussion, visit https://bit.ly/Cancer-Media-Recording

Held at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, the event featured a spoken word performance by Manòn Voice, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Idalia Wilmoth.

Panelists included:

• Mirindi Kabangu – President, Student National Medical Association, IU School of Medicine
• Arpan Prabhu, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, IU Health
• Lisa Hayes, JD – Certified Patient Navigator, Executive Director, Pink-4-Ever
• Keier Dante – Senior Clinical Research Systems Analyst, IU Office of Clinical Research

Through discussion and audience engagement, the session highlighted how media, social networks, and emerging technologies shape cancer understanding—and emphasized the importance of evaluating information sources and navigating cancer-related information with confidence. 

The recorded discussion can be found here: https://bit.ly/Cancer-Media-Recording