September 2007
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the September e-newsletter for the Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program.
The Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program has several exciting new opportunities for survivor advocates, including two new Scientist↔Survivor Program events and other opportunities related to upcoming cancer conferences. Thinking about applying? Deadlines are approaching fast. Please scroll down to read more.
We also have some great new features from CR magazine, including a second monthly podcast—the Cancer News Podcast. CR's fall issue will be mailed out to subscribers in early October and they will have access to the full text of articles (new and archived) online at www.CRmagazine.org. As always, select stories, podcasts and web exclusives are freely available online to all readers without a subscription. Visit CR's website to explore the latest news and features about the people and progress in cancer—and to check out our two latest podcasts.
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
Karen Russell
Jenny Song
CR MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS
The Art of Healing — Free Full Text
After fleeing Yugoslavia, oncologist Sasha Vukelja arrived in the U.S. with only two suitcases, filled with her belongings and artwork. She believes in the power of art to heal and applies that philosophy as she treats cancer patients. To read, click on the title or go to www.CRmagazine.org.
Too Much of a Good Thing? — Free Web Exclusive
Excessive multivitamin intake may be linked to fatal prostate cancer. To read, click on the title or go to www.CRmagazine.org.
CR PODCASTS
A Breast Cancer Predictor?
In the first installment of CR's Cancer News Podcast, Kevin Begos reports on the latest research to find a gene associated with dense breast tissue. To listen, please click on the icon or title. You can also visit www.CRmagazine.org to listen. Look for a new installment of CR's short Cancer News Podcast each month.
Healing Art
Oncologist Sasha Vukelja believes art can help heal a patient. CR's podcast correspondent Kevin Begos interviews Vukelja about her desire to help treat cancer patients through medicine and through art. To listen, please click on the icon or title. You can also visit www.CRmagazine.org to listen. CR's full-length podcasts are available each month.
PUBLIC FORUM
Save the Date! The AACR has announced the dates of its next two public forums: Dec. 1, 2007, in Atlanta and Dec. 8, 2007, in Philadelphia. The Cancer Answers: A Public Forum is a free program at The Science of Cancer Health Disparities conference in Atlanta and at the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research conference in Philadelphia. Each public forum gives cancer patients, families, caregivers and others an opportunity to meet world-renowned experts and to learn about the latest news in cancer research.
Please click here for additional information.
The public forum is made possible by a generous grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
SURVIVOR ADVOCATE OPPORTUNITIES
We are pleased to announce a new series of programs made possible by a generous grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure:
Join us! Survivor advocates are encouraged to apply for:
Advocate Travel Scholarship Awards
For the first time, the AACR is offering survivor advocates a special scholarship opportunity to help them attend one of two upcoming conferences: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved in Atlanta or Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in Philadelphia. This scholarship enables advocates to attend a conference where they will learn about new research while networking with a diverse group of scientists and fellow advocates. For more information, contact Alanna Kennedy at 1-267-646-0551 or e-mail advocacy@aacr.org. Applications are due by Oct. 5, 2007.
ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE OPPORTUNITIES
Discounted Conference Registration
The AACR is pleased to offer survivor advocates discounted registration rates for the Advances in Breast Cancer Research conference, Oct. 17-20, 2007, in San Diego. Advocates who are also affiliate members of the AACR are eligible for a discounted rate of $150. The discounted rate for advocates who are not members is $200. Please contact Alanna Kennedy at 1-267-646-0551 for a survivor advocate registration form, or if you have any questions. In addition to the registration form, representatives of organizations must submit a personal biography or a curriculum vitae and a brochure from their organization. Independent advocates must also submit a biography or curriculum vitae, along with a letter of recommendation from a colleague. The deadline for advanced registration is Oct. 1, 2007. On-site registration at this special rate WILL NOT be available.
Please submit all materials to:
Alanna Kennedy
Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
advocacy@aacr.org
www.aacr.org/SurvivorsAndAdvocates
Advocate Affiliate Membership
We invite all advocates to take the opportunity to join the AACR as advocate affiliate members. Some
of the benefits available to you as an affiliate member are:
- A complimentary subscription to CR magazine;
- A membership directory of more than 24,000 member researchers in the cancer field;
- Advance copies of the annual meeting program (online) and the Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research;
- Subscriptions to the AACR’s five journals at a reduced rate;
- Eligibility
for reduced survivor advocate rates to the AACR's annual meeting, the
Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting and the Molecular
Targets and Cancer Therapeutics meeting;
- Eligibility for a reduced affiliate member rate to the AACR’s other scientific meetings.
Membership in the AACR will allow you to become an even more 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 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