Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network
The Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network (APINCSN) is a network of cancer survivors, their family members, health care providers, researchers, and community members and organizations who are concerned about the issue of cancer and survivorship in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
Dispelling Myths and Providing Hope
APINSCN was founded by Susan M. Shinagawa and the late Reverend Frank Chong to minimize the burden of cancer and improve the quality of life of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders by dispelling myths, reducing disparities and providing hope.
Education and Advocacy
APINCSN links Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with critical resources, such as contact with other survivors, referrals to cancer support and survivorship services, and access to multi-lingual cancer materials, and also offer supportive and educational networking opportunities. It is also a national advocacy coalition, working to educate and advocate on the issue of cancer through speaking events, online networking, and promoting cancer survivors into national policymaking and research committees.
Join APINCSN!
Learn about the free membership benefits for you and/or your organization.
To sign up as an individual member, click here.
To sign up as an organization and become part of our Resource Directory, click here.
Videos of Hope
To visit the Videos of Hope page and listen to stories featuring cancer survivors and caregivers who share their experiences with cancer and dealing with diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and other challenges along the way, click here. To share or suggest a story, please contact Trish Quema at tquema@apiahf.org and (415) 568-3330.
What's New
Recent Updates
January 31, 2012
APIAHF Commends HHS Rule that Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Birth Control and Other Preventive Health Services for Women at No Cost
[Press Release]
January 19, 2012
APIAHF’s Priscilla Huang and Paulo Pontemayor Receive Families USA’s Inaugural Health Equity Advocate Award
[Press Release]
Newest Resources
January 17, 2012
Ohio: Cancer and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
[Health Brief]
January 17, 2012
Arkansas: Cancer and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
[Health Brief]
January 17, 2012
Colorado: Cancer and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
[Health Brief]
January 17, 2012
Illinois: Cancer and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
[Health Brief]
January 17, 2012
Massachusetts: Cancer and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
[Health Brief]
Featured Resources
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A Book of Hope: Stories of Healing to Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Cancer Survivors
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The Impact of Health Care Reform on the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations
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Asian & Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network Newsletter Summer 2011