Bringing the Real Patient Voice to Oncology Decisions

Who truly speaks for the patient when they’re not there to speak for themselves?

In this eye-opening episode of Oncology Voice Network, host Dr. Kirk Shepard is joined by Elizabeth Franklin, Head of US Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy for Oncology at Sanofi. Drawing on a career spanning frontline social work, policy, nonprofit advocacy, and industry leadership, Elizabeth Franklin reveals the real reasons the “patient voice” often gets lost when critical decisions are made in cancer care. Go beyond surface-level buzzwords as they unpack where patient advocacy can break through organizational resistance, how early decisions in drug development either open doors or shut them, and why it’s not enough to listen—true impact requires action and systemic redesign. Discover the micro and macro shifts the industry can no longer afford to delay, and what it actually takes to carry real patient insight into rooms of power.

If you care about moving oncology forward, don’t miss this powerful conversation. Tune in now.