Nancy Poorvu
Massachusetts
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- 2026 Hear My Voice advocate
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Nancy’s main areas of interest are sharing her lived experience through storytelling, moderating webinars and educational programs for LBBC, and scientific/research advocacy.
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Nancy is a retired clinical social worker practitioner and social work professor of clinical practice. She worked at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, where she started SoulMates, a rigorous in-person peer mentoring program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. She has been a breast cancer research advocate at DFCi since 2014. She is a competitive ballroom dancer and avid reader. She and her husband have 3 adult children and 8 grandchildren. Half of their time is spent living on their boat.