Native American Cancer Research

This is an American Indian, community based, non-profit organization.

New Items
  • Mayo Clinic's Spirit of Eagles, "Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities",
       October 26-28, 2013, Albuquerque, NM
  • Summer 2013 NACR Patient Navigation (PN) / Community Health Educator (CHE)/ Community Health Worker (CHW) In-service Training    Learn more…


  • Webinar Sign-in Information
           Participant Call in: 1-866-906-7447; Password: 7909470#
    1. Conducting and prepping for Interactive Activities during workshops
      Date:       5/21/2013    Time: Tentative 1:30-3:30 pm MDT
      www1.gotomeeting.com/join/917214432
    1. We are pleased to invite Native Patient Navigators and others who are interested, to a special session. Marilyn Roubidoux, MD, American Indian radiologist, will provide an update on breast health screening (mammogram, MRI, digital tomography, etc.) on May 22, 2013 at noon MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (11:00 Pacific, 1:00 Central, 2:00 Eastern). Dr. Roubidoux presented this information to the Mayo Spirit of Eagles Steering Committee meeting in DC early April. The session was cutting edge and answered many of the questions several of the Native Patient Navigators and Community Health Educators / Workers have asked about new breast health screening options.

      • Please join my meeting, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time. www1.gotomeeting.com/join/596275133

      • Conference call in number: 1-866-866-2244    Password: 1601837#


    Click on the tree to go to the
    Native American Education
    for Survivors (NACES) pages.

    NACR's Mission:
    • Is to develop and test primary, secondary and tertiary interventions and influence the early adoption of prevention and control of cancer including:
      • risk reduction
      • screening (early detection)
      • education
      • training
      • control
      • treatment
      • support or study of cancer and cancer-related issues among Native Americans.

    • NACR does this through conducting and promoting research, education and training in those areas.

    • Thus, NACR's mission is to reduce cancer incidence and increase survival among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN).

    • How This Mission is Addressed
      • Conducting and promoting research, education and training in the cancer continuum
      • Partnering with other Native organizations locally, nationally, internationally (Mayo SoE, Mayo Native CIRCLE, DIHFS, DIFRC, ITCMI, GPTCHB, NPAIHB, RCRH, MCN, IC HOPE).
      • Partnering with non-Native organizations or institutions (Mayo Clinic, ACS).
    NACR Research Caveats:
    • The community must directly benefit from participating in community-based research ("benefit" includes some type of service or education intervention that is beyond taking part in a survey).


    • The research needs to address the community's health priorities in a culturally respectful manner, while at the same time address health research priorities of the funding agency.


    • Applied research in the community must be culturally respectful and invariably will include modifications that differ from academic theory.


    • Members of the community-based "team" need to be included in leadership roles in every step of the research project, including the planning phase through dissemination.

    Contact Information
    Native American Cancer Research Corporation, Denver Office
    3110 South Wadsworth, suite 103
    Denver, CO 80227

    Phones: 303-975-2449
    303-975-2461
    1-800-537-8295
    Fax: 303-975-2463

    		Native American Cancer Research Corporation, Pine Office
    3022 South Nova Road
    Pine, CO 80470

    Phone: 303-838-9359




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