January 2008
Dear Colleague,
Happy New Year! Welcome to the January e-newsletter for the Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program.
The winter issue of CR has been mailed and all articles are also available online to subscribers. Not yet a subscriber? You'll find a selection of stories freely available online, as well as CR podcasts.
Please scroll down to read what's new in the Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program and to read highlights from CR.
We look forward to hearing your questions and comments about the activities and publications of the Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program. E-mail us at advocacy@aacr.org.
Best wishes,
Gwen Darien
Jessica Gorman
Alanna Kennedy
James Marengo
Tracy Middleton
Karen Russell
Jenny Song
CR MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS
The following articles are freely available from the Winter 2008 issue:
CR PODCASTS
Becoming an Agent of Change
Young advocate Austin Gaines discusses how to raise funds and get involved in the cancer community. To listen, please click on the icon or title. You can also visit www.CRmagazine.org to listen.
ADVOCATE OPPORTUNITIES
Scientist↔Survivor Program at the AACR Annual Meeting
The deadline for the Scientist↔Survivor Program at the AACR Annual Meeting, April 12-26, 2008, in San Diego, has passed. If you would like more information about future Scientist↔Survivor programs, please contact James Marengo by e-mailing SSprogram@aacr.org or by calling 267-646-0552.
Nonprofit Advocacy Exhibits
The AACR is pleased to offer a special area in the exhibit hall of the AACR Annual Meeting for nonprofit survivor and patient advocate organizations. For a nominal fee, your organization will receive a display counter approximately six feet wide in the nonprofit area. Exhibiting at the AACR Annual Meeting will give you an opportunity to reach a diverse group of scientists and advocates from the cancer community and to participate in the critical cross-disciplinary exchange of new ideas and the fostering of new collaborations. If you have any questions or would like to exhibit, please contact James Marengo at 267-646-0552 or by e-mailing james.marengo@aacr.org.
Advocate Affiliate Membership
We invite all advocates to take the opportunity to join the AACR as advocate affiliate members. Membership in the AACR will allow you to become an integral part of the organization and further strengthen communication and collaboration among advocates, scientists and survivors. Please take advantage of this invitation. For detailed information, please click on the link above and download the advocate affiliate membership application.
If you have any comments or suggestions for us, please send an e-mail to advocacy@aacr.org.
Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
www.aacr.org/SurvivorsAndAdvocates
E-mail: advocacy@aacr.org
Phone: 1-267-646-0552
Fax: 1-215-440-9319