Latino Cancer Patient Training

You can become a patient health leader!
Patient health leaders help cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and others navigate the healthcare system and raise the Latino voice in research.

As cancer continues to be a top cause of death for Latinos and all people, patient health leadership is key to better understanding the population’s needs and access to preventative screenings, treatments, survivorship, and palliative care.

That’s why we host the Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program. 

In 2024, at our “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations” Conference, 15 Latina women from across the country came together for the first in-person meeting of the Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program, an initiative to teach cancer survivors to become research patient health leaders.

Read their story. 

With the success of the 2024-25 training, we are excited to announce that applications are open for the 2025-2026 Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program!

If you’re interested in being one of the next 15 patient health leaders who serve as the voice of cancer survivors and caregivers in the Latino cancer community, click the link: Patient Leader Information.  

The group will meet in person at the 2026 “Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations” Conference, Feb. 18-20, 2026, as well as other online meetings and events.

The deadline to apply is Oct. 31, 2025.

Apply today!