ICC - Intercultural Cancer Council iccnetwork.org/who
Download Pocket Guide
Welcome
News... 
  Calendar
  Funding 
  Training
  Employment 
  News Resources
Cancer Facts
Symposium Series
Resources
Who We Are
Join Our Network
Home
 
Search this site
ICC News Stream (powered by Google)
 
Council Member and Staff Login
 
 
Regional Network Directory of Community Based Organizations

ICC Hosts Virtual Living Room Online Get-Together
(December 29, 2008) In response to President-Elect Obama's call for community discussion of health care concerns, the Intercultural Cancer Council hosted a series of online discussions focusing upon cancer control topics identified as important by subscribers to its national network mailing list.The concerns expressed in these discussions will be shared with the new administration.
Thank you to all who participated.

Annual Report to the Nation by Leading Cancer Organizations Indicates Decreasing Incidence and Death Rates from All Cancers
(November 25, 2008) A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that, for the first time since the report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven largely by declines in some of the most common types of cancer.
For more information see the NCI news release, access the full report, and read the Houston Chronicle news story.

theVoice Front PageICC Publishes the Voice, a Quarterly Printable PDF Format NewsletterWe invite you to read and enjoy the newsletter with the hope that it provides you with meaningful information on the programs and activities of the ICC. Your comments regarding the newsletter are most welcome.

Please click on the newsletter image to access the October, 2008 issue.
see previous issues

Note that either Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader software is required to open this file. Free Acrobat Reader software is available at www.adobe.com.

Order Our Revised Pocket Guide Promoting Cultural Competence in Communications with Cancer Patients
Our revised edition of the Cultural Competence in Cancer Care: A Health Care Professional's Passport pocket guide is about 50% longer than the first edition. It now includes enhanced descriptions of the populations discussed in the original publication plus a new chapter on "Appalachians: Rural Americans."
learn more about the guide and how you can order copies

 

Collegiate Cancer Councils National Office
The CCC is college based, student-led organization that was formed in April 2004, upon experiencing the ICC's 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer in Washington, DC. The CCC focuses on the elimination of health disparities among ethnic minorities, the medically underserved, and promotes cancer awareness among these populations regardless of socioeconomic status.
learn more

 

 

News   Cancer Facts   Biennial Symposium   Resources   Who We Are   Join Our Network   Home