Leading the Fight Against Latino Cancer

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Redes-10th-Anniversary-logoRedes En Acción: The National Latino Cancer Research Network, which is funded by the National Cancer Institute and directed by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of SaludToday and the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, is celebrating 10 years of work to reduce Latino cancer.

Redes has generated more than $200 million in funding for cancer research, trained more than 200 students and health professionals and conducted more than 2,000 community education events, bilingual materials and more.

Watch a stirring video here or below about the program’s achievements among Latinos. Then join us!

Also, watch the program’s six new PSAs touting Latino cancer prevention in English or Spanish here. To request broadcast-quality formats of the PSAs, email us at saludtoday@uthscsa.edu.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

25.1

percent

of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage

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