Understanding Cancer Health Disparities and Initiatives
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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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
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
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.
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
Disparity Dialogue Disparity Dialogue Awareness Education Research Workforce Diversity Advocacy Impact- What can I do?
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancerhttps://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancer
