Share Your Story: Brad Power

Brad Power is a lymphoma cancer survivor. He is trying to accelerate cancer treatment through innovation, and he’s building on his experience with process reengineering and managing technology.

• 01:50: The physician came back, and he said, we've done the scan, we think you have lymphoma.
• 04:20: I needed to be seen and get treated as fast as possible.
• 06:00: The scan showed hotspots where there was more cancer activity.
• 08:34: There was this thing that was pressing against my organs, and it was that pressing that was causing the pain.
• 11:01: How did you feel as a patient?
• 13:53: What did that chemotherapy regimen look like?
• 16:25: I'm a super health nut — always have been.
• 18:15: The idea of pushing myself to the limit physically for exercise was something else that I did.
• 20:29: I do think there's a balance between fasting, extreme fasting and I like that you fasted for 16 hours, not for 20 hours.
• 21:22: What was your worst moment in all of this?
• 22:02: What about your best moment?
• 24:23: At the time of my diagnosis, I was also writing articles for the Harvard Business Review.
• 26:39: Wow, thank you very much for sharing. You as a patient have a voice.
• 29:00: What is one thing that you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey?
• 31:13: If you could only do one thing to improve healthcare in the US, what would it be and why?
• 34:50: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
• 36:01: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?

Resources

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Lymphoma Research Foundation
• CancerHacker Lab

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