Welcome to the AACR's website for survivors and advocates. Below are some of our resources for survivors, families and patient advocates. For even more materials, please see the navigation bar at the left.
Look here for an extensive list of cancer support and advocacy organizations, government and research institutions, and useful websites. Find organized lists of groups dedicated to specific types of cancer.
SPOTLIGHT
AACR Meetings
To learn more about the AACR and its scientific meetings, please see the video below. To learn more about one of the young scientists featured in the video below, read the story Close to Home, which was published in the Summer 2008 issue of CR magazine, and listen to the podcast Motivated by Loss.
ADVOCATE OPPORTUNITY
Advocate Ambassadors
Advocate Ambassadors is a network of volunteers working to spread the word about the AACR, CR magazine and the survivor and patient advocacy program. If you are an advocate who is interested in helping us fulfill our mission, sign up now!
CR MAGAZINE
CR—a magazine about people and progress in cancer
If you have cancer, are caring for someone with cancer, or working toward the prevention and cure of the disease, join us at CR magazine.
CR's Fall 2009 issue is available now.
PODCASTS
CR Podcasts
Join CR podcast correspondent Kevin Begos for two new podcasts every month.
Surviving & Thriving: Life With Cancer
Surviving and Thriving: Life with Cancer is a series of six free podcasts produced by CR magazine and The Wellness Community. The series explores the unique issues facing survivors and their loved ones.
CR Reports from the AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009
Hear news and impressions from attendees and speakers at the AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009.
STAND UP TO CANCER
See the video here!
ADVOCACY ACTIONS
Speaking Out for Others When Survivors Can’t Do It Themselves (from CR magazine)
Advocates can speak up on behalf of cancers with poor survival rates.
Click here to read more Advocacy Actions.