June 2007
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the June e-newsletter for the Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program. The spring issue of CR is out, and the full text of articles is available to subscribers at www.CRmagazine.org. Select stories from past issues and web exclusives are currently available online to all readers. The summer issue of CR will be mailed the second week of July.
We have new features available on the web and some special opportunities for survivor advocates, so scroll down to see the latest news about the magazine and the Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program.
CR Magazine Highlights:
The Pain Puzzle--Free Full Text
Medical advances are helping cancer patients to live longer, but some patients are living with significant pain. In this article, CR contributing writer Ingfei Chen discusses the issues involved in gaining better pain control. To read, click on the title or go to www.CRmagazine.org.
CR Podcasts:
The Diet Dilemma
CR podcast correspondent Kevin Begos explores the complicated relationship between diet and cancer. Please click on
the title or visit www.CRmagazine.org to listen.
CR Subscriptions:
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Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program Highlights:
How to Plan a Fundraising Event
Raising money for cancer research may seem like a daunting task, but as Alanna Kennedy reports, with a little bit of time and dedication, anyone can do it.
Did You Know About...
Advocate Affiliate Membership
The AACR is strongly committed to broadening the participation of survivors and advocates in our programs. We are extending an invitation to all advocates 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 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.
AACR Survivor Advocate Opportunities
The AACR strongly encourages the attendance of survivors and patient advocates at the Advances in Breast Cancer Research conference in San Diego. The AACR is pleased to offer survivor advocates discounted registration rates. Advocates who are affiliate members of the AACR are eligible for a discounted rate of $150. The discounted rate for advocates who are not members is $200. The deadline for advanced registration is Sept. 4, 2007, and on-site registration at this special rate WILL NOT be available. Please check back on the AACR's Survivors and Advocates website in a few weeks to download the survivor advocate registration form.
In addition to the registration form, representatives of organizations must submit a personal biography or 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.
Please submit all materials to:
James Marengo
Survivor and Patient Advocacy Program
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
advocacy@aacr.org
Please visit www.aacr.org/SurvivorsAndAdvocates or call Staff Assistant James Marengo at 1-267-646-0551 for more information on these opportunities for advocates.
Additional Advocate Opportunities
Spaces are available at Understanding Evidence-Based Healthcare: A Foundation for Action, a consumer advocacy summit on July 17, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Attend this one-day summit to learn more about evidence-based health care, exchange information with consumer advocates, learn from other organizations, and engage in discussion about consumer advocate/researcher partnerships. The summit is hosted by Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare (CUE) and the United States Cochrane Center (USCC). Sponsors include the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality and the John M. Eisenberg Clinical Decisions and Communications Science Center.
To receive registration and hotel group rates, register by June 22 at apps1.jhsph.edu/cochrane/CUEforum.htm. For more information, contact Marianne Hamilton, USCC Consumer Coordinator at 410-502-4641 or mhamilto@jhsph.edu.
We hope that the information in this e-newsletter is helpful to you. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know at advocacy@aacr.org.
Best wishes,
Gwen Darien
Jessica Gorman
Alanna Kennedy
James Marengo
Karen Russell
Jenny Song
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: 1-215-440-9300 x240
Fax: 1-215-440-9319