Events of the ICC and its Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partners

ICC Educational Forum
September 7-9, 2008
Houston, Texas

12th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer
April 2010
For more information click here.

Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma
CANCERcare Telephone Education Workshop
September 23, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
click here for details and registration information
CANCERcare Telephone Education Workshops
CANCERcare is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved. CANCERcare programs - including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help - are provided by trained oncology social workers and are completely free of charge. One of those services is this ongoing series of Telephone Education Workshops.
See the complete schedule of upcoming workshops at:
www.cancercare.org/tew.
For more information contact Diana Napoli (dnapoli@cancercare.org) at 212-712-8430.

Other Events of Interest

the Group Room
Cancer Talk Radio Show
the Group Room Cancer Talk Radio Show is the nationa's only call-in cancer talk radio show. Join them every Sunday at 4pm/3pm/1pm (ET/CT/PT) as they discuss topics of great interest.

Hosted by i[2]y Founder, Matthew Zachary, The Stupid Cancer Show is a pioneering new interactive talk radio broadcast finally giving voice to more than 1 million young adults affected by cancer. Join them every Monday night at 9pm/6pm (ET/PT) as they poke a stick at stupid cancer, make it hip to be a survivor and talk openly about our crapness. It's free, it's fun and it's a mini social network because you can interact with other listeners in a live chatroom!
For more information and program topics see . . .
stupidcancershow.com

2008 Native Health Research Conference on Health
August 25 - 28, 2008
Portland, OR
The Native American Research and Training Center at the University of Arizona has travel funds for Native undergraduate and graduate students to attend the 2008 Native Health Research Conference. The cost of admission is to give a 5 min presentation on a research idea, project idea or hypothesis and receive feedback from the audience.
For information about the conference, click here. If interested, please complete the form and return to Teshia (contact info below) by 7/11/08, 5pm PST.
Teshia G. Arambula Solomon, PhD
Co-Director, Native American Research and Training Center Associate Professor, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine University of Arizona
1642 E. Helen
Tucson, AZ 85719
work - 520-621-5072
cell - 520-307-0393
solomont@email.arizona.edu

Stand Up to Cancer
September 5, 2008 at 8 pm EDT and PDT
This year, more than a million people in the U.S. alone will be diagnosed with cancer. It's a disease that affects countless families and communities every single day. Cancer is a disease that doesn't discriminate, touching all families. Stand Up to Cancer is a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking research, through an unprecedented collaboration uniting the major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy. ABC, CBS and NBC will donate one hour of simultaneous commercial-free primetime for a nationally televised fundraising event to air on September 5, 2008 (8 pm EDT and PDT), aimed at rallying the public around the goal of ending cancer's reign as a leading cause of death. ICC Board Member and Prevent Cancer Foundation's President and Founder, Carolyn Aldigé, is one of 25 key leaders of patient advocacy organizations to be invited to serve on the Stand Up to Cancer Advocate Advisory Council.
For more information about this initiative click here.

10th Anniversary Annual National African American Breast Cancer Conference and Day of Wellness - Sisters Network, Inc.
September 19 - 21, 2008
Houston, TX
For more information click here.

Dialogue on Health Across Cultures: A Workshop on Cultural Competency in Cancer Care
September 20, 2008
South Florida
The Southeast Florida Cancer Control Collaborative invites you to attend its cultural competency workshop, Dialogue on Health Across Cultures: A Workshop on Cultural Competency in Cancer Care for South Florida. It will take place on September 20th, 2008 at Nova Southeastern University.
For more information, click here.

Health Disparities Symposium on Cancer - Addressing the Issues
September 21 - 23, 2008
Houston, TX
Join them, as public health practitioners, academia, faith-based leaders and community-based organizations gather to exchange information and to foster alliances that will positively affect cancer health outcomes.
For more information click here.

NINHB 25th Annual Consumer Conference - Advocate, Unite for Health Out Loud!
September 23 - 25, 2008
Temecula, CA
The National Indian Health Board's Annual Consumer Conference provides a unique forum for experts from the health arena and consumers to unite, share ideas, identify promising directions in improving health care and advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives' health care. They are inviting workshop proposals that incorporate the theme, Advocate, Unite for Health Out Loud!
All workshop proposals must be received at the NIHB office by Friday, August 15th, 2008 no later than 5:00 pm (ET). For more information, click here.

The Garden State Cancer Center/Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology's Twelfth Conference on Cancer Therapy with Antibodies & Immunoconjugates
October 16-18, 2008
Parsippany, NJ
These conferences, which occur biennially, and have continued for over 20 years. They represent the only ongoing conference on cancer immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies in the State of New Jersey, and possibly also in the nation. The Twelfth Conference will bring together investigators from cancer immunology, cell biology, molecular biology, nuclear medicine, pharmacology and clinical oncology to report their latest findings on new molecular targets; new antibody constructs; and combinations of antibodies with cytokines, drugs and other antibodies, with emphasis on clinical studies.
For more information see http://www.gscancer.org or contact Rosaleen Church at 973.844.7002 or rchurch@gscancer.org.

Breast Health Summit
October 24, 2008
Houston, TX
The Summit is a state-wide gathering aimed at filling in the gaps in breast health services and combining resources to improve access to care, particularly for low-income and uninsured clients.
For more information click here.

LATINO CAUCUS CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
136th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
October 25 - 29, 2008
Public Health Without Borders
San Diego, CA
The Scientific Program Subcommittee of the APHA Latino Caucus invites students, educators, researchers, health professionals, and community members to submit their research, practice, and policy findings for dissemination at the annual conference. They are looking for scientific papers that address the issues affecting Latinos with a particular focus on this year's conference theme of public health without borders. Caucus members have identified several sub-themes that will be organized and presented as either an oral presentation, roundtable discussion or poster session. Electronic submission is required (http://www.apha.org/meetings) and the deadline is February 4, 2008.

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus Call for Abstracts
136th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
October 25 - 29, 2008
San Diego, CA
The American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Caucus invites abstracts for papers that address the theme of the 2008 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, "Public Health Without Borders" and general topics addressing AIANNH populations. The Caucus also invites papers that specifically address the following but are not limited to: Aging, Alaska Native issues, American Indian issues, Cancer, Chronic diseases, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Infectious diseases, Injury, Maternal Child Health, Native Hawaiian issues, Violence. Electronic submission is required (http://www.apha.org/meetings) and the deadline is February 4, 2008.

NMRI Midwest Regional Workshop
November 13-14, 2008
Chicago, IL
The Office of Minority Health Research Coordination within the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has established a Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI) from underrepresented populations. A strategic outcome of the network is to increase the number of underrepresented minority investigators who choose and sustain a successful career in research. This by invitation only workshop is designed for NMRI members and underrepresented minority investigators (including medical students, post-graduate doctoral students, residents, fellows, junior faculty, and senior faculty new to NMRI) who are engaged in NIDDK relevant research. Please contact Ms. Winnie Martinez at (301) 435-2988 or martinezw@mail.nih.gov to determine your eligibility to participate in this workshop.

NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities
December 16-18, 2008
National Harbor, MD
Sponsored by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institutes of Health summit is expected to attract more than 3,000 participants from various disciplines and sectors. It is for anyone interested in best-practice models and strategies with the potential to transform current approaches to health disparities, strengthen the research enterprise, and enhance the translation of research findings, communication, and information dissemination to the affected populations and healthcare professionals. The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, August 15, 2008.
See Summit Website for more information.