Karen Knudsen thought she knew about the American Cancer Society from her days as a physician heading the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. What she soon learned after taking over ACS in June 2021: Her new organization was bigger and more influential than she ever imagined. In a recent conversation edited for space and clarity, Knudsen spoke with Atlanta Business Chronicle Broadcast Editor Crystal Edmonson about her first year at ACS and the organization’s key areas of focus coming out of the pandemic.
Most people have been focused on Covid-19 since 2020. A lot of attention was understandably focused there, but cancer didn’t go away. What has happened in the past two years with regards to cancer and research and screenings and things like that? The Covid pandemic put significant stress on the system of oncology care, as well as oncology research. Up to 1.9 million Americans delayed screening during the Covid pandemic. Every time Covid peaked, those screening…
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