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Source: Gadsden Messenger

By Caylie Moore, Features Editor As a longtime clinical pharmacist and a survivor of stage IV breast cancer, Jenester Crocton knows that navigating the healthcare system in the United States alone is difficult at best and overwhelming more often than not — and that’s exactly why she founded Voice and Value Health Advocacy Foundation. “I started Voice and Value because I’ve been on both sides of this journey — as a pharmacist and as a metastatic breast cancer survivor. No one should have to face cancer or rare diseases alone,” Crocton stated in a sit-down interview with Features Editor Caylie Moore. Since Feb. 2026, Crocton has done a lot to ensure that anyone who knows of her and what she does leaves with the ability to advocate for themselves and their health.

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