ICAN (was IFADD)

Experience, Creativity, and Tenacity in the Patient's Battle Against Cancer

ICAN fights for the lives of late-stage cancer patients by helping to manage
the complexities of their disease with cutting-edge information and
the most relevant resources to be found anywhere.

ICAN is celebrating its 12th Anniversary!

Click here to register for the June 11 ICAN
Take Control Personal Safety and Empowerment Seminar
by Mike Hayashi

Are you interested in buying a beautiful Horugel grand piano?
Your purchase can help ICAN by clicking here

Oncologist Devon Webster, MD, with ICAN Patient Shari Baker,
discussing her breast cancer clinical trial in Seattle

Thank You!
For helping ICAN by your participation in:

The January 30, 2008
Pamela Anderson Celebrity Party and
Shawn Marion's Charity Poker Tournament
* * *
The December 14, 2007
ICAN Christopher's Challenge Cadillac Invitational
* * *
Your involvement is Greatly Appreciated,
and an Invaluable Help
to Cancer Patient and Clinical Trials Advocacy

Dear ICAN Program Services Staff,

Thank you so much for your time, compassion, and understanding. You have helped my sister and my family so much already, by giving us HOPE! It is something never to be undervalued. I felt comforted by your staff's extensive knowledge of pancreatic cancer, and I was so moved by your positive can-do outlook. I love ICAN! Don't stop. You are doing amazing work!

Fondly,
Ann
San Diego
January 15, 2007

More testimonials

ICAN's CEO Marcia Horn is faculty planning chair of a special
Form 990 Roundtable/Symposium on May 28, 2008.
For more seminar information (additional lawyers, CPAs, grantors, and
board member representatives are being recruited),
please call ICAN Program Services at 602-618-0183.

INFORMATION

"The Adequacy of FDA to Assure the Safety of the Drug Supply," House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations. A report by Mark H. Smith, ICAN Congressional Liaison.
(full report)
The importance of a Personal Health Record (PHR). A statement by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) (Feb. 2007) (position statement)
Basic Principles for Insuring Confidentiality of Personal Health Information. A statement by the AMIA and the AHIMA. (position statement)

Of Interest at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
www.cancer.gov

• "The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research: A Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2009"
   for the NCI (document)
• Letter from National Coalition for Cancer Research (NCCR) to Congress, signed by ICAN,
   regarding NIH reauthorization (letter)• People we work with at the NCI's Office of Liaison Activities (link)

Great Cancer News Sites
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Cancer News for Consumers. Links to the latest cancer articles from Reuters Health news. Click here
• Reuters Health is the source for many ASCO Web site articles. Click here and on the left select Health eLine. Cancer articles are not sorted out separately. ASCO's Cancer News For Consumers does select Reuters articles that apply only to cancer.

Note: Neither ASCO Cancer News nor Reuters Health keep their articles posted online for more than a month with few exceptions.

Please reach our dedicated day and night staff of the
International Cancer Advocacy Network (ICAN)
at phone number 602-861-9642 or fax number 602-944-8759.

ICAN's direct e-mail is Contact@askICAN.org

Our ICAN website is
Dedicated to the Loving Memory of Kay T. DeMichele,
an ICAN Breast Cancer Patient (2003-2004).
Dedicated by ICAN and the DeMichele Group.

Proud and Active member of the:
● Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups (Home Page)
● FDA Alliance (Home Page)
● National Coalition for Cancer Research
● Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (Home Page)

27 West Morten Avenue ♦ Phoenix, AZ 85021-7246
Phone - (602) 861-3777 ♦ Fax - (602) 944-8759 www.askICAN.org

PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT ICAN PATIENTS:

All ICAN operations and Patient Advocacy Programs are in strict compliance
with HIPPA; HIPPA Security Rules; the Gramm, Leach, Bliley Safeguard Rule;
and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act.

Please do not mail or fax patient information that contains Social Security Numbers
or Dates of Birth without thoroughly blacking out such confidential information first.
We zealously protect our patients' privacy at ICAN.

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ICAN cancer oncology tumor hopeless help advocacy 12th anniversary

ICAN (formerly IFADD), a member of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization, with the mission
of assisting Stage IV cancer patients through cutting-edge information services, physician referrals, and new strategic options.

ICAN is solely supported and funded by individuals, corporations, and private foundations as well as grateful patients and their
families. Providing its highly-individualized services at no charge to patients, ICAN is dependent upon every contribution it receives.
Donors interested in exploring how they might name a Cancer Patient Advocacy Program or Clinical Trials Advocacy Program
in honor or in memory of a loved one or colleague, are welcome to do so. Click "Contact Us" in the navigation menu above.

ICAN is annually registered with the Arizona Secretary of State's office.