this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ihadcancer type private founded july 2011 headquarters manhattan ny u.s. area served worldwide key people anthony del monte mailet lopez employees 6 slogan s shared experiences shared strength . website ihadcancer.com alexa rank 929 136 april 2014 update 1 type of site social network service current status active ihadcancer is a social support network for cancer fighters survivors and their supporters . 2 3 built by squeaky wheel media the site launched in july 2011 . 2 ihadcancer was founded by mailet lopez and anthony del monte and is located in chelsea manhattan . 2 in 2008 mailet lopez was diagnosed with breast cancer . 4 she decided to build a site focused on creating connections between people who can help one another in dealing with cancer through their unique experiences . 4 as co founder of squeaky wheel media she used the company s experience in web development and design to produce ihadcancer.com . 5 6 according to mailet the name i had cancer stems from her personal battle with the disease and represents the importance of a positive attitude and looking towards the future . 7 in 2012 squeaky wheel media won the webby award for the community category for the site ihadcancer . 8 the site went on to win two additional webbys both in 2015 and in 2016 . citation needed members can create personal profiles invite others to their circle of friends and contribute to discussions . 9 they can browse the community section and search for others based on gender age location type of cancer and treatment . 9 references edit ihadcancer.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2014 04 01 . a b c i had cancer a social network for fighters survivors and supporters . techcrunch . 22 july 2011 . cancer support catches up with the social networking age with the launch of ihadcancer.com . the adbuzz . 27 july 2011 . a b new social network connects cancer survivors patients and supporters . forbes . 25 aug 2011 . new social network deals with cancer through digital connections . washington post . 8 aug 2011 . the squeaky wheel gets the fun . poder magazine . 25 jan 2011 . health watch new social networking site for cancer patients . cbs philly . 2 sep 2011 . ihadcancer wins the community webby . webby awards . 21 may 2012 . a b social network focuses on shared cancer stories . cnet . 9 aug 2011 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title i had cancer & oldid 737472571 categories cancer organizations based in the united statessocial networking serviceshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from april 2015articles containing potentially dated statements from april 2014all articles containing potentially dated statementsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2016articles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 september 2016 at 01 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view