AAPI Cancer Resources
APIAHF Resources
APINCSN Online Cancer Resource Directory - Compilation of organizations that offer cancer services for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
http://www.apiahf.com/devsearch/data.asp - add your organization
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Cancer Research
American Samoa Community Cancer Network (ASCCN) http://www.asccn.net
Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART) http://www.aancart.org/
Native Hawaiian Cancer Awareness, Research and Training Network (‘Imi Hale) http://www.imihale.org/
Temple University – Asian Tobacco Education and Cancer Awareness Research (ATECAR) http://www.temple.edu/cah/about.htm
Weaving an Islander Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (WINCART) http://wincart.fullerton.edu/
Breast Cancer Knowledge/Attitudes: California Pacific Islanders (Sora Park Tanjasiri, Dr.P.H, University of Southern California)
http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/bcrp/progressreport/abstracts/earlier/3fb0166.html
Cancer in Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders: Migrant Studies http://www.camsociety.org/issues/fredli.htm
Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer in Asian-American Women (Anna H. Wu, Ph.D, University of Southern California)
http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/bcrp/progressreport/abstracts/etiology/1rb0287.html
Cancer Resources
American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org
Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials (APICEM) Tool - The APICEM web portal is made possible by cooperation from American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART). They developed this Web tool to permit cancer education materials in Asian and Pacific Islander language to be electronically retrievable from participating organizations. http://www.cancer.org/apicem
Breast Cancer Screening Referral Service (California) - The Cancer Detection Section has a toll-free "800" number consumer referral line. The number, 1-800-511-2300, operates Monday - Friday from 9 AM - 7 PM in six languages. Calls in English and Spanish are answered by information specialists. Women speaking Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean or Vietnamese are connected to a live translator.
Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment Information http://www.dhs.ca.gov/cancerdetection/breastcancer/breastcancer.htm
Chinese American Medical Society – Health Issues http://www.camsociety.org/issues/issues.htm
Guam Communications Network http://www.guamcomnet.org/
Lance Armstrong Foundation http://www.livestrong.org
National Lymphedema Network http://www.lymphnet.org/
Office of Minority Health Resource Center –Cancer and Asian American/Pacific Islanders http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=3055
Patient Advocate Foundation http://www.patientadvocate.org/
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
The National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship http://www.canceradvocacy.org/
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.komen.org
University of Washington Women’s Health – Breast Cancer: What SE Asian Women Need to Know http://depts.washington.edu/uwcoe/w_healthtopics/breast/w_seasian.html
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization- Information, local chapters, and how to find help. www.y-me.org/
