The dramatic arrival and proliferation of COVID19 has been deeply educational. Acting as the key to Pandora’s Box, the novel coronavirus has exposed a host of systemic gaps and shortcomings in our healthcare system toward race, gender, age, socioeconomic status and accessibility. The pandemic has monopolized many healthcare resources, which has come at a significant cost to those affected by cancer.
We investigate these dramatic shifts in the pages of this new issue. Our cover story, “The Invisible Man,” offers a relevant perspective on how our society has viewed men with cancer in general (Hint: it hasn’t). I am delighted to share with you a spectacular range of inspired content from thought leaders and proactive voices in the cancer space who, both directly and indirectly, are forging new paths and solving novel and constantly evolving problems.
