Pat Elliott is an e-patient advocate, health journalist and two-time cancer survivor.
An award-winning writer and former healthcare executive, Pat has an insider’s knowledge of how health products and services are sold to consumers, and what patients need to know to sort the hype from the helpful. Her work has been published by major media outlets and shared with patient support groups worldwide. She supports several cancer organizations, is a board member for Patient Empowerment Network and represents the United States to the international CML Advocates Network.
Pat enjoys being a translator – turning complex jargon and concepts into everyday language that enables people to better understand their own health needs; stay on top of new developments; communicate clearly with medical practitioners and become informed, active participants in managing their own health and/or supporting others.
As a two-time cancer survivor she knows first-hand the life-and-death difference it makes when patients have the expert knowledge they need to take charge of their healthcare. She works closely with Patient Power, a one-of-a-kind health media company that brings in-depth clinical information from top experts directly to patients with cancer and chronic illness. Patient Power can be found at http://www.patientpower.info/ and on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Pat Elliott is among the growing number of cancer patients who are living full lives today. She shares her story of surviving two types of cancer in her work as a health journalist and e-patient ...
September 15, 2011 - 11:41am
Two years ago this month I was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer that up until 2001 was considered an automatic death sentence. This year, on September 22, my cancer is under control, I'm ...
September 12, 2011 - 12:17pm
New research confirmed that a revolutionary drug has transformed a previously fatal leukemia into a manageable chronic disease for many patients. The drug, imatinib (brand name: Gleevec), was ...
April 12, 2011 - 7:03pm
Open any women’s magazine and you’ll find multiple articles and ads claiming diets, foods, drinks, expensive creams and other products will erase the years or improve your health or even prevent ...
April 5, 2011 - 10:35pm
Young adults – those ranging from the late teens to age 39 – are usually missing from the “picture” the media and others paint about cancer. Most of the time, the public sees either a young child ...
April 3, 2011 - 4:46pm
If you knew just seven walnuts a day could help your heart, would you eat them? A new study showed walnuts provide strong cardiac health benefits by providing a higher quantity and quality of ...
March 29, 2011 - 7:43pm
History will remember Geraldine Ferraro, the first female candidate for vice president of the United States, for paving the way for many other women to seek political office. In the last years of ...
March 27, 2011 - 7:05pm
Boston researchers said a simple blood test may be able to predict the onset of type II diabetes up to 10 years ahead of symptoms. In a study which followed more than 2,400 patients for 12 years, ...
March 21, 2011 - 9:02pm
A new initiative combining the forces of 46 leading cancer organizations is taking on one of the cancer community’s most difficult challenges – putting an end to pancreatic cancer. The just ...
March 20, 2011 - 6:14pm
Patients who rely on iodine pills for their health conditions may want to take steps to ensure they have an adequate supply. A worldwide rush on the pills is causing shortages and steep price ...
March 15, 2011 - 7:08pm
For the first time in more than 50 years a new drug has been approved for the treatment of lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, ...
March 13, 2011 - 8:00pm
The late Elizabeth Edwards was one of the first women to visibly share her life with the public while in treatment for metastatic breast cancer. She lived an active, public life with the disease ...
March 8, 2011 - 1:54pm
A new, comprehensive national report on the status of American women shows significant life changes in recent decades - as well as a lack of progress in key areas impacting self sufficiency. ...
March 6, 2011 - 6:57pm
A cancer diagnosis in the future may come with the help of a smart phone. Boston researchers have developed a small hand-held device that can be used with a smart phone to determine within about ...
March 1, 2011 - 10:16pm
Bonnie Diraimondo has spoken out about HPV related cancers for more than 20 years. Now her voice will be heard by an international audience of top medical experts as the first patient asked to ...
February 27, 2011 - 5:23pm
While women's health programs advise mammography screening to detect early stage breast cancer, far less focus is placed on the screening needs of breast cancer survivors or the risk of ...
February 23, 2011 - 1:46pm
Any serious medical condition brings difficult challenges for patients and caregivers, but for those facing rare diseases the toll is often much higher. Most rare diseases have no cure, so the art ...
February 20, 2011 - 3:55pm
Pat Elliott commented on Arshad Khan's post i am cml patient and i have done my bonemarrow test last week plz tell me about bonemarrow test and how can i find that i am normal or abnormal i am taking gleevic for 4 months plz