• Latinas Contra Cancer joins the Sister Study recruitment campaign

• Learn more about our Cervical Health Initiative  to educate Latina women and teens .. raising awareness and promoting pap smears and the new cervical cancer preventative- the HVP vaccine  
  
  
  
  See more photos from our first Cervical Health Rally at Gilroy High School here..

IN MEMORIAM

 

Silvia Molina, 53                                                                                            Aug 1955 - Nov. 15, 2008

Colon Cancer

Catherine Becerra Gonzales, 57,                                                                                               July 1951- Oct. 24, 2008

        Leukemia

Other Notes

Few people are talking about inflammatory breast cancer, which isn't detected by a lump in the breast. Watch this graphic news story about an aggressive breast cancer few know about. The pictures are disturbing, but this is information every woman should have.

Latest News and Resources

• Read about an important community discussion reported from the 2008 National Latino Cancer Summit         "Concerns of pay, professional status for Promotoras" http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10131339?nclick_check=1
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship provides a Cancer Survivor Toolbox in English and Spanish, a free audio program designed to help cancer survivors and caregivers develop practical skills to deal with the diagnosis, treatment and challenges of cancer http://www.cancersurvivaltoolbox.org/
• New studies find few lives saved by PSA, the blood test used to screen for prostate cancer. Read more in the New York Times 3/19/09

• LAF Spanish-Language Web Site
  The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) website now offers information in Spanish. The LAF recently launched www.livestrongespanol.org, the Spanish-language version of www.livestrong.org.

•  http://www.patientadvocate.org

  Patient Advocate Foundation is a national  non-profit organization that seeks to  safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care,  maintenance of employment and  preservation of their financial stability. This site has a Spanish language component.    

• Breast Health Bingo Education Workshops
  Made possible by a grant from Astra Zeneca, June 2007-2008
  Peer educator addresses myths and misinformation about breast cancer targeting the Spanish speaking.
  For information
• Order a set of Bingo Health Cards (breast, prostate, cervical, colorectal and lung) challenging myth & misinformation around issues of cancer in the Latino community
  Call 408-280-0811 or email
  office@latinascontracancer.org
• CHESS "Living with Breast Cancer" This internet site is in English only and supports Latinas diagnosed with breast cancer as well as their families and friends
• Healthy Eating for Life: Food Choices for Cancer Prevention and Survival....The Cancer Project
• This internet site helps users quickly find interpreters, materials about how to provide culturally competent care, information in several languages about specific diseases and healthy practices, and county-specific contacts to find further assistance.
  Go to
  http://wwwmedicalleadership.org, and click "Language Access Resources" for more information
• Hospice of the Valley compassionate end-of-life care and grief support
  
  
  

  Our Purpose

  We're raising awareness about cancer in the Latino community, increasing access to quality care, decreasing mortality and improving the quality of the health care experience.

  Latinas Contra Cancer does this by offering support services and resources for the Latino cancer patient and their family; collaborates with other small agencies to provide education and outreach services; and partners with health care institutions to bridge the gap through culturally competent outreach and medical care.

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