We call it the Angelina Jolie effect
. Even in the Latina Spanish speaking community, they read or heard about
the actress who was genetically tested for breast cancer and learned she
was at high risk for the disease.
As a result she could take preventative steps to diminish her risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer.
With our partner in action, Dr. Laura Fejerman of UCSF, the Latino Cancer Institute is working to raise awareness about hereditary breast cancer risk in the Latina community. We are developing an educational toolkit with a training guide.
for community health workers to teach Spanish speaking Latinas how to identify risk and ask for testing.
This bilingual toolkit will be available late this year at www.latinocancerinstitute.org through our online training portal, currently in development with another partner in action, Dr. Lisa Goldman Rosas of Stanford University.
Together through these community-academic partnerships in action, we expect to provide a unique and life-saving experience for Latinas around the country.
Ysabel Duron
Founder/President
Latino Cancer Institute
Connect. Convene. Advocate.
www.latinocancerinstitute.org
founder@latinocancerinstitute.org
Organization Description
The Latino Cancer Institute (TLCI) is a nonprofit community and research network dedicated to promote education, services, research and policy for Latinos nationwide around issues of cancer.
TLCI aims to connect, convene and advocate.
TLCI’s goals are to provide:a support network and a voice for Latino agencies engaged in cancer advocacy, research and care that impacts Latinos touched by this disease.
http://www.latinocancerinstitute.org/en/the-latino-cancer-institute/
Latinas Contra Cancer is committed to cancer prevention efforts in the Latino community. Our goals include increasing access to quality care, working to decrease mortality rates and improving the quality of the health care experience.
http://latinascontracancer.org/
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