Nuestras Voces Adelante
Cancer resources.
Webinars, publications, and tools for patients, care partners, and the professionals who care for them.
For Patients & Families
An easy yes, and a proud one.
Open and inclusive
Blood Cancer United developed this award-winning series in which cancer survivors and experts give guidance on specific issues people face after a diagnosis — insurance and finances, mental health, nutrition, personal care, survivorship, and treatment.
You're Not Alone — for cancer care partners
A fact sheet with practical guidance for people caring for loved ones with co-occurring cancer and behavioral health conditions: navigating treatment while addressing mental health, available support services, caregiver coping strategies, communication tips for working with providers, and community resources.
Food Systems and Cancer Survivorship
A report and infographic offering insights and actionable information to support Hispanic cancer survivors.
Tri-Networks Community of Practice
Cancer prevention webinar series.
1 · Advocating for Policy Change to Support HPV Vaccination
The need for HPV vaccination policies at various levels within states, and the data sources, policy levers, and partnerships necessary to advocate for meaningful change.
2 · Advocating for Policy Change to Support Expansion of Broadband Access
How to articulate the need for broadband access policies within states, and the impact broadband has on cancer prevention and control.
3 · Integrating Nutrition and Healthcare: The Food is Medicine Initiative
How Food is Medicine bridges healthcare and food access, its practical applications and benefits, and the funding strategies supporting these programs across the country.
4 · Built Environment Approaches for Addressing Health
How environmental interventions address social determinants of health and reduce cancer burden, drawing on the experience of Missourians for Responsible Transportation — urban planning, infrastructure, housing, and the policy history of development patterns.
Webinars & Symposia
From the archive.
White House Cervical Cancer Forum
The Cancer Moonshot hosted this forum in January 2024 for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, to spur action on education, prevention, early detection, and treatment. NCI Director Kimryn Rathmell announced the 'Last Mile' Initiative, testing HPV self-collection devices to bring screening closer to the communities that most need it.
BRCA Mutations and Pancreatic Cancer
October 11, 2023. Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer, the Alliance, and the Basser Center for BRCA on inherited pancreatic cancer risk, genetic mutations, testing, and screening — moderated by Alejandra Campoverdi, with genetic counselor Joanna Mercado, oncologist Dr. Kim A. Reiss, and advocate Steve Nelson.
Pancreatic Cancer Risk Factors & Symptoms
October 25, 2023. Many pancreatic cancer symptoms are common to less lethal conditions. Oncologist Dr. Shaalan Beg and gastroenterologist Dr. Oscar Alvarez discuss how risk factors and symptoms together can lead providers toward a diagnosis, moderated by advocate Juan Pellerano-Rendon.
Pancreatic Cancer: The Newest Treatments
Dr. Gulam Manji of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Dr. Allyson Ocean of Weill Cornell on a promising new therapy moving toward approval and other treatments in clinical trials — and what these advances mean for patients and families.
Let's Get to the Bottom of Colorectal Cancer
March 22, 2023. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The Nuestras Voces Network and the National LGBT Cancer Network convened experts on the burden among Hispanic and LGBTQ+ communities, screening, new therapies, and increasing representation in clinical trials.