Diane S. Blum, is Executive Director of Cancer Care, Inc., a non-profit organization which for more than 50 years has provided professional counseling, education, financial assistance, and help with practical problems to people with cancer and their families. Cancer Care's services are free and available in Cancer Care's 11 offices, through the Cancer Care Counseling Line (1-800-813-HOPE), and via the Internet. Prior to joining Cancer Care in 1984 as director of social service, Ms. Blum served as a social work supervisor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Co-founder of the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, Ms. Blum is a founder of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Senior Editor of ASCO OnLine, and a board member of The Cure For Lymphoma Foundation. Additionally, she is a member of the Association of Oncology Social Workers (AOSW), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the National Association of Social Workers.

Ms. Blum received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester, and a master's degree from the School of Social Welfare at the State University of New York at Buffalo. . . . short bio

Diane S. Blum, is Executive Director of Cancer Care, Inc., a non-profit organization which for more than 50 years has provided professional counseling, education, financial assistance, and help with practical problems to people with cancer and their families. Cancer Care's services are free and available in Cancer Care's 11 offices, through the Cancer Care Counseling Line (1-800-813-HOPE), and via the Internet . . . full bio