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Opportunity for community partners/advocates at the AACR’s Scientist<->Survivor Program


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Sponsor/Host: AACR
Email: [email protected]

Opportunity for community partners/advocates at the AACR’s Scientist<->Survivor Program at the Cancer Health Disparities Conference, Sept. 25-28, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Dear colleagues,

We hope that you will share the information below with your community partners and any advocates you know who are working on cancer health disparities to participate in this unique opportunity.

One of the key components of the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved is the participation of advocates in the AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program during the conference. This is a unique program which allows those advocates who are selected via the application process described below to participate in special events especially geared towards advocates during the conference.

Applications are online now and the deadline to apply is Monday, June 27. Advocates who are accepted into the program receive travel and lodging support. Please see the link below for additional details about how to apply:

http://www.aacr.org/ADVOCACYPOLICY/SURVIVORPATIENTADVOCACY/PAGES/SCIENTIST-SURVIVOR-PROGRAM-AT-THE-SCIENCE-OF-CANCER-HEALTH-DISPARITIES-CONFERENCE___01696D.ASPX#.Vzzd8suFPct

For additional information about this program please contact Karen Mills at [email protected].