2nd Annual Disparities in Cancer Care and Health Equity Summit
Posted June 23, 2022
Diversity and Inclusion in Cancer Health Equity
Third week of April is Minority Cancer Awareness Week
“Let’s Achieve Health Equity”
News & Updates
ASCO Special Series: Disparities in Cancer Care for Hispanic-LatinX People
Posted May 25, 2022
EDITORIALS Disparities in Cancer Care and Scientific Knowledge in Hispanic/Latinx People in the United States Bosserman et al. pp. 367–369 Citation | Full Text | PDF (111 KB) A Global Approach to Cancer Equity in the Hispanic/Latinx Population Green et al. pp. 371–373 Citation | Full Text | PDF (113 KB) Challenges in Genetic Testing and Treatment Outcomes Among Hispanics With Lung Cancer...
March is Myeloma Awareness Month
Posted March 22, 2022
Racial disparity in myeloma has been evident in incidence and mortality with a twofold difference. Similarly, earlier age at diagnosis and monoclonal gammopathy are almost double in blacks compared to whites. The encouraging news is that outcomes can be similar if access and appropriate treatment specifically bortezomib and autologous transplant are utilized. There have been...
February is Black History Month
Posted February 9, 2022
February is Black History Month started in 1926 conceived by historian Carter G Woodson to honor African Americans and raise awareness of Black history. Although many come to mind to honor, we highlight some pioneers to bring recognition. Jane C Wright was a pioneering cancer researcher and the only woman among seven physicians who helped...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Posted January 7, 2022
January is cervical cancer awareness month. Because of social determinants that affect access to screening, HPV vaccinations and treatment, there is disparity in outcome in cervical cancer in Hispanic women. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among Hispanic women are about 30%-40% higher than those among non Hispanic White women. The American Cancer Society updated Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanic/Latino People 2021-2023 in...
Cancer Awareness Calendar
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
February
National Cancer Prevention Month
African American/Black History Month
February 4, 2021 – World Cancer Day feb
February 14, 2021 – National Donor Day
February 15, 2021 – International Childhood Cancer Day
February 28, 2021 – Rare Disease Day
March
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Women’s History Month
Myeloma Awareness Month
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
March 4, 2021 – International HPV Awareness Day
March 8, 2021 – International Women’s Day
March 11, 2021 – World Kidney Day
March 16, 2021 – Kick Butts Day (smoking)
April
National Cancer Control Month
National Minority Health Month
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
National Minority Cancer Awareness Month
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
3rd week of April – Minority Cancer Awareness
April 7, 2021 – World Health Day
May
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Cancer Research Month
National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Oncology Nursing Month
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
May 8, 2021 – World Ovarian Cancer Day
May 9-15, 2021 – Women’s Health Week
May 12, 2021 – Women’s Check-Up Day
May 31, 2021 – World No-Tobacco Day
June
Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
Cancer Survivors Month
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month
June 14-20, 2021 – Men’s Health Week
June 17, 2021 – World Kidney Cancer Day
June 17-23, 2021 – National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week
July
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
July 13, 2021 – GIST Awareness Day
July 22, 2021 – Glioblastoma Awareness Day
August
Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
August 1, 2021 – World Lung Cancer Day
September
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15)
September 21, 2021 – Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
September 24, 2021 – World Cancer Research Day
September 29 – October 5, 2021 – National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 9, 2021 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 13, 2021 – Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October 15, 2021 – National Mammography Day
October 17-23, 2021 – National Health Quality Week
November
Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
Native American/American Indian Heritage Month
December
December 1, 2021 – World AIDS Day
Publications
Cancer Treatment Disparities | AACR Cancer Disparities Progess Report 2020
American Cancer Society’s report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States, 2021.
Cancer statistics for African American/Black People 2022
Cancer statistics for the US Hispanic/Latino population, 2021
AACR REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CANCER RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE
Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts
Raez, Luis
Raez LE, Santos ES, Rolfo C, et al. Challenges in Facing the Lung Cancer Epidemic and Treating Advanced Disease in Latin America. Clin Lung Cancer. 2017;18(1):e71-e79.
Raez LE, Cardona AF, Santos ES, et al. The burden of lung cancer in Latin-America and challenges in the access to genomic profiling, immunotherapy and targeted treatments. Lung Cancer. 2018;119:7-13.
Raez LE, Nogueira A, Santos ES, et al. Challenges in Lung Cancer Screening in Latin America. J Glob Oncol. 2018;4:1-10.
Pinto JA, Raez LE. Old myths about old patients: the case of non-small cell lung cancer. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2018;7(Suppl 4):S362-S363.
Johnstone, Peter
Johnstone PA, Kane CJ, Sun L, et al. Effect of race on biochemical disease-free outcome in patients with prostate cancer treated with definitive radiation therapy in an equal-access health care system: radiation oncology report of the Department of Defense Center for Prostate Disease Research. Radiology. 2002;225(2):420-426.
Beitinjaneh, Amer Morris
Wood WA, Brazauskas R, Hu ZH, et al. Country-Level Macroeconomic Indicators Predict Early Post-Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Survival in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A CIBMTR Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018;24(9):1928-1935.
Blanquicett, Carmelo J
Blanquicett C, Cohen JB, Flowers C, Johnson T 2nd. The Role of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Evaluation of the Older Cancer Patient. Oncology (Williston Park). 2019;33(11):687524. Published 2019 Nov 14.
Farooqi, Bilal
Farooqi B, Smith B, Chowdhary M, Pavoni S, Modi A, Schnell F. Racial disparities in breast cancer diagnosis in Central Georgia in the United States. J Community Support Oncol. 2015;13(12):436-441.
Sanchez, Julian A
Schabath MB, Blackburn CA, Sutter ME, et al. National Survey of Oncologists at National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers: Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practice Behaviors About LGBTQ Patients With Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2019;37(7):547-558.
Quinn GP, Sanchez JA, Sutton SK, et al. Cancer and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) populations. CA Cancer J Clin. 2015;65(5):384-400.
Shetty G, Sanchez JA, Lancaster JM, Wilson LE, Quinn GP, Schabath MB. Oncology healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors regarding LGBT health. Patient Educ Couns. 2016;99(10):1676-1684.
Schabath MB, Curci MB, Kanetsky PA, et al. Ask and Tell: The Importance of the Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care for Sexual and Gender Minorities. J Oncol Pract. 2017;13(8):542-546.
Ailawadhi, Sikander
Ganguly S, Mailankody S, Ailawadhi S. Many Shades of Disparities in Myeloma Care. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2019;39:519-529.
Ailawadhi S, Parikh K, Abouzaid S, et al. Racial disparities in treatment patterns and outcomes among patients with multiple myeloma: a SEER-Medicare analysis. Blood Adv. 2019;3(20):2986-2994.
Ailawadhi S, Jacobus S, Sexton R, et al. Disease and outcome disparities in multiple myeloma: exploring the role of race/ethnicity in the Cooperative Group clinical trials. Blood Cancer J. 2018;8(7):67.
Ailawadhi S, Frank RD, Sharma M, et al. Trends in multiple myeloma presentation, management, cost of care, and outcomes in the Medicare population: A comprehensive look at racial disparities. Cancer. 2018;124(8):1710-1721.
Rand KA, Song C, Dean E, et al. A Meta-analysis of Multiple Myeloma Risk Regions in African and European Ancestry Populations Identifies Putatively Functional Loci. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016;25(12):1609-1618.
Ailawadhi S, Frank RD, Advani P, et al. Racial disparity in utilization of therapeutic modalities among multiple myeloma patients: a SEER-medicare analysis. Cancer Med. 2017;6(12):2876-2885.
Ailawadhi S, Azzouqa AG, Hodge D, et al. Survival Trends in Young Patients With Multiple Myeloma: A Focus on Racial-Ethnic Minorities. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2019;19(10):619-623.
Nahleh, Zeina
Nahleh Z, Otoukesh S, Mirshahidi HR, et al. Disparities in breast cancer: a multi-institutional comparative analysis focusing on American Hispanics. Cancer Med. 2018;7(6):2710-2717.
Charlot M
Charlot M, Stein JN, Damone E, Wood I, Forster M, Baker S, Emerson M, Samuel-Ryals C, Yongue C, Eng E, Manning M, Deal A, Cykert S. Effect of an Antiracism Intervention on Racial Disparities in Time to Lung Cancer Surgery. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Feb 14:JCO2101745. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01745.
Non English Resources
Other Links
- Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts
- African American Breast Cancer Alliance
- American Association for Cancer Research – AACR CANCER DISPARITIES PROGRESS REPORT
- American Cancer Society -Cancer Health Disparities Research
- Diversity and Inclusion | International Myeloma Foundation
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – themmrf.org
- Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication
- How and Why the Language of Medicine Must Change
- How to Talk About SDOH in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- intercultural cancer council
- malecare
- Multiple Myeloma Education | Multiple Myeloma It’s On
- Myeloma Link | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Multiple Myeloma Statistics in African Americans
- National LGBT Cancer Network
- National LGBT Cancer Project
- National Cancer Institute – Cancer Disparities
- NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
- Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – Minority Population Profiles
- Preferred Terms for Select Population Groups & Communities
- Sisters Network® Inc.
- The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
- Unique Considerations for Talking to Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
