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.

ICC 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.

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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."
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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.
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