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When Can You Choose Retirement?

By Sally Sima Stahl

If you’re like most people, retire, do you anticipate staying close to home and pursuing By addressing the above questions, you can get a clearer
your work has been a central your hobbies or do you hope to travel the world? Would sense of when you might reach the point at which work is
part of your life. So, wouldn’t you like to spend your time volunteering? Open your own optional. But you’ll also need to consider other factors,
it be nice to have the flexibility business or do some consulting? Clearly, some of these too, such as how much you enjoy working or when your
to decide when you no longer choices will require more resources than others, so you’ll spouse or partner is planning to retire. In any case, the
want to work? want to follow a financial strategy that aligns with the sooner you start planning for this next phase of your life,
Many people of retirement retirement lifestyle you intend to pursue. the better position you’ll be in when it’s time to make the
age have achieved this type of • Am I saving and investing enough? As you chart your transition.
control. In fact, two-thirds of course toward your retirement journey, you’ll want to assess the This article was written by Edward Jones for use by
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at which you wish to retire. You may change your mind later stress, so it’s possible that we may see changes to Social Security, qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.
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H.O.W. Hearing The Ovarian Cancer Whisper Announces

The Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award 2022/23 Recipients

H.O.W. Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper is proud to ovarian cancer through the Jacquie Liggett
announce the Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award Research Fellowship. Women with ovarian cancer
2022/23 recipients. H.O.W. provides these prestigious experiencing financial need are helped through the
scholarships to Florida medical students interested in Jacquie Liggett Angel Fund. H.O.W. is dedicated
gynecologic oncology by working with a gynecologic to promoting awareness and recent advances
oncologist during their elective time in medical school. in ovarian cancer by presenting educational
The 15 Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award programs to women primarily in our area. H.O.W.
2022/23 recipients include: John W. Figg and Miranda Solly also provides scholarships to Florida medical
from University of Florida College of Medicine; Akshara students interested in gynecologic oncology by
Sree Challa, Andrew D. Masciarella and Fay F. Pon from working with a gynecologic oncologist during
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Marc W. their elective time in medical school through the
Chartier from Florida State University College of Medicine; Dr. Robert C. Knapp Medical Student Award.
Nicholas B. Conway, Monica Reyes, Shantell Rolle, Sarah Dr. Robert C. Knapp is the chairman of the
Stavros and Justin Yeh from Florida International University H.O.W. Medical Advisory Board and the co-
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Erin E. Duffey, inventor of the blood test for ovarian cancer,
Oriana Fermin, and Caridad Infante from University of CA125. He is the William H. Baker Professor
Central Florida College of Medicine; and Cianna Rivera of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology,
from University of South Florida Morsani College of Emeritus, at the Harvard Medical School and
Medicine. Visiting Scholar in Obstetrics and Gynecology at
“This year, for the first time in H.O.W. history, every the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
Florida university with a medical school had at least one He is also the former Director of Gynecology
medical student awarded the Dr. Robert Knapp Medical and Gynecologic Oncology at the Brigham and
Student Award,” shared Jennifer McGrath, executive Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer
director of H.O.W. “These outstanding students will Institute.
be exposed to a wide array of gynecologic oncology He has published 210 medical articles and a
practice activities and advanced research experience; and textbook on women’s cancer. Harvard and the
it is our hope they will be inspired to consider a career in Brigham and Women’s Hospital have established
gynecologic oncology.” the annual Robert C. Knapp Lectureship in
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2022 it is Gynecology. He continues to lecture to medical
estimated that 19,880 women will receive a new diagnosis students at Cornell and other medical schools.
of ovarian cancer, and nearly 13,000 will die from it. This
insidious disease is called the “Whisper Killer” because
symptoms are so subtle that the disease usually goes
undetected until it is often too late for successful treatment.
H.O.W. Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper raises
money to support basic or translational research in

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