Welcome to WITHIN REACHAn anthology series about the uncomfortable issues in cancer treatment, access, and care—and what we can do to solve them

Explore the stories
Cancer Survivor

People with cancer struggle to navigate the issues plaguing medicine and medical systems around the world. How can we bring them within reach?

Let’s agree that no single story can capture the reality of cancer. The patient experience isn’t linear, nor is the path to healthcare provider decision-making that can change lives.

But changing lives is indeed the goal of Within Reach; to unwind, understand, and ultimately to present solutions for patients and HCPs alike that can affect true change in oncology writ large.

So what will you find here?

An ever-growing anthology that includes...

Reports and Expert Insights

Reports and expert insights

Dive deep into how science, systems, and society shape the oncology landscape.

Patient Stories

Patient stories

Explore the stories of real patients navigating their cancer journeys.

Podcast

Podcast

Host Evan Young explores the complexities of cancer with leading voices in oncology, alongside Avalere Health experts.

SMEs

Meet the SMEs

Meet Avalere Health's oncology experts and book your meeting today.

Our approach

From how to talk about taboo cancers to getting more patients into clinical trials and onto targeted therapies, we've taken a deliberate approach to breaking the issues down. Each story in this anthology can stand alone, but together they show the complexities of what it truly means to navigate diagnosis, treatment, access, and care.

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of patients referred for CAR-T treatment actually receive it.

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oncologists are overwhelmed by the pace of treatment innovation.

Hemato-oncology report

Hemato-oncology report

These issues and more, explored in detail in our report about targeted therapies in hemato-oncology

Oncology decisions are complicated, shaped by clinical data, policy shifts, lived experience, and system pressures all at once.

An anthology format allows us to reflect that complexity, connecting scientific rigor with human reality.

By presenting a breadth of perspectives across formats, we meet anyone with a vested interest in cancer where they are, elevate voices that deserve to be heard, and equip decision-makers with a more complete understanding of what’s at stake.