Grassroots Advocacy Kit
This guide will share the important steps to make sure your voice is not just heard, but heard by the right people.
The Unmet Needs of GI Cancer Patients: A Call to Action
Understanding the need for increased GI cancer patient education, the GI Cancers Alliance created an online unmet needs survey with goals that included: determining gaps in support services, better understanding needs in patient education, and gaining insight into psychosocial concerns.
Making Strides: The GI Cancers Alliance
Founding members of the GI Cancers Alliance discuss the progress that has been made since the organization was formed, and speak with patients and industry leaders about ways to improve the patient journey and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
What is the GI Cancers Alliance?
Craig Lustig and Martha Raymond discuss the global vision of the GI Cancers Alliance and highlight the types of members who help to form its growing coalition of support provided to those affected by gastrointestinal cancer.
Gastrointestinal Cancers: An Urgent Need
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers—including cancers of the colon and rectum (colorectal cancers), esophagus and stomach (gastroesophageal cancers), liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, appendix, and anus—collectively represent one of the greatest public health issues in the US and, indeed, worldwide—leading to almost 4.5 million global deaths in (latest data from 2013).
Treatment & Survivorship Care Plan
A Treatment & Survivorship Care Plan is a complete record and documentation of a patient’s cancer journey—from diagnosis into long-term survivorship.
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCI leads, conducts, and supports cancer research across the nation to advance scientific knowledge and help all people live longer, healthier lives.
American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASCO promotes and provides for lifelong learning for oncology professionals, cancer research, an improved environment for oncology practice, access to quality cancer care, a global network of oncology expertise, and educated and informed patients with cancer.
CURE Media Group
CURE Media Group’s flagship product, CURE magazine, is the indispensable guide to every stage of the cancer experience.