FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE WITT GROUP ADDS ACTRESS AND PATIENT
ADVOCATE MARCIA CROSS TO ITS ADVISORY BOARD
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — May 30, 2023 — The WiTT
Group™, Inc., a company focused on solving the non-clinical challenges cancer
patients face as they go through treatment, is pleased to announce that actress
Marcia Cross is joining its National Advisory Board to help accelerate its impact
on cancer patients.
Marcia joins a growing group of prominent
individuals who serve as advisors to WITT to offer their expertise and counsel
on issues relating to the non-clinical challenges cancer patients face as they
go through treatment. Marcia is a
renowned actress who is best known for her role on the ABC hit series
"Desperate Housewives," for which she was nominated for three Golden Globes and
one Primetime Emmy. Cross also starred
in the television series "Melrose Place" and the critically acclaimed
"Everwood."
In 2019, Marcia revealed that she had been diagnosed with anal cancer,
which was likely related to the HPV. She
has been an active advocate for HPV education and treatment, and for ensuring
patients get the support they need as they go through treatment. She is co-founder of the HPV Cancers Alliance
(formerly the HPV Alliance), a national organization that advocates for HPV
education and treatment.
"When I first heard about WiTT I was drawn to
the innovative way they are addressing the problem all cancer patients face —
asking for help without the guilt. I
believe this platform will not only make it easy for patients to ask for help, but
will turn the 'burden' of asking, into patients giving others the 'opportunity'
to help them. I am excited to be part of
this journey and leverage my voice to have a positive impact on cancer
patients, especially the stigma associated with Anal Cancer," said Cross.
"I am incredibly grateful and honored to have
Marcia as an advisor to WiTT and help us have an impact on cancer
patients. Her insight as a patient
advocate, her commitment to helping patients navigate the stigma of asking for
help, and her advocacy work, will allow us to have a greater impact to help
patients as they go through treatment," said Rahul Mahadevan, Founder and CEO
of the WiTT Group.
More
information on the WiTT Advisory Board and its members can be found on the
company website at www.wittforever.com.
About
The WiTT Group, Inc.
The WiTT Group, Inc. is focused
on solving the non-clinical challenges (financial and non-financial) patients
face as they go through treatment. The
company partners with a variety of organizations including non-profits, cancer
support groups, hospitals, providers, employers and church groups to use its WiTT Support Registry platform. WiTT’s
Support Registry platform de-stigmatizes asking for help by combining the
personalized needs of a patient with the simplicity of a wedding registry and
leveraging a financial tool to facilitate payments, thereby making it easy for
a patient to ask, but more importantly, making their needs visible to those
that want to help. This not only makes it easy for a patient to ask for
support, but it also makes it easy for those that want to support a patient to
know exactly what they can do to help. WiTT's
initial focus is on cancer care, but the platform can be used for all chronic
diseases. More information on the WiTT
Group can be found at www.wittforever.com. You can also follow The WiTT Group on
Facebook and Instagram at @wittforever, LinkedIn and @WiTTSupportTeam on
Twitter.
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Contact:
David Gutierrez for the WiTT
Group, (847) 533-5082, davidg1027@gmail.com
