Understanding Cancer Health Disparities and Initiatives

 
Cancer Disparity
 
FLASCO April 2021
 
Cancer Health Disparity- NCI definition
The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act-2000
 
Differences between POPULATION groups in cancer measures
 
-
Incidence
 
-Prevalence
 
-Morbidity
 
-Mortality
 
-Survivorship
 
-Quality of life after cancer treatment
 
-Burden of cancer or  related health conditions
 
-Screening rates
 
-Stage at diagnosis
 
Social
determinants
of health
 
 “the conditions in which people
are born, grow, live, work and
age”- WHO definition
 
Poverty, culture, social inequity
affect medical condition
 
National Cancer Act of 1971
nation’s second leading cause of death by 1970
President Nixon described  the “war on cancer
 
1990
   
 
 
NIH Office of Minority Programs (OMP) established
1993
     
 
NIH  Revitalization Act of 1993
establish guidelines for inclusion of women and minorities in clinical
research
 
2000  
 
NIH Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and
Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities
 
 2001 
 
 
NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012
Develop framework for research  of "recalcitrant cancers" 5-yr
survival < 50%
as
 pancreatic cancer and four types of lung cancer  5-yr survival rate < 20%
 
Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
 
reduce barriers to access to federally funded cancer clinical trials from
individuals from underrepresented populations.
 
Federal Timelines
to
Narrow Cancer
Disparity
 
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
T
hird week of April every year
 signed into law April 1987
House Joint Resolution 119
part of National Minority Health Month
 
Health Disparity- Health Equality-Health Equity
 
D
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D
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Awareness
Education
Research
Workforce Diversity
Advocacy
 
Impact- What can I do?
 
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancer
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Exploring the concept of cancer health disparities, this content touches on the National Cancer Act of 1971, the impact of social determinants of health, and various initiatives such as the National Minority Cancer Awareness Week. It highlights efforts to reduce disparities through research, advocacy, and improving access to cancer clinical trials, ultimately striving for health equity in cancer care.


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  1. Cancer Disparity FLASCO April 2021

  2. Cancer Health Disparity- NCI definition The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act-2000 Differences between POPULATION groups in cancer measures -Incidence -Prevalence -Morbidity -Mortality -Survivorship -Quality of life after cancer treatment -Burden of cancer or related health conditions -Screening rates -Stage at diagnosis

  3. the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - WHO definition Social determinants of health Poverty, culture, social inequity affect medical condition

  4. National Cancer Act of 1971 nation s second leading cause of death by 1970 President Nixon described the war on cancer 1990 1993 NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 establish guidelines for inclusion of women and minorities in clinical research NIH Office of Minority Programs (OMP) established Federal Timelines to Narrow Cancer Disparity 2000 Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities NIH Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and 2001 Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 Develop framework for research of "recalcitrant cancers" 5-yr survival < 50% as pancreatic cancer and four types of lung cancer 5-yr survival rate < 20% NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 reduce barriers to access to federally funded cancer clinical trials from individuals from underrepresented populations.

  5. National Minority Cancer Awareness Week Third week of April every year signed into law April 1987 House Joint Resolution 119 part of National Minority Health Month

  6. Health Disparity- Health Equality-Health Equity

  7. Disparity Dialogue Disparity Dialogue Awareness Education Research Workforce Diversity Advocacy Impact- What can I do?

  8. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancerhttps://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancer

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