AACR announces action request to address cancer disparity

Cancer Disparity Progress Report launched by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announces the achievement of a bold vision of health capital for racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved people. ..

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D.Not only contributed to this First report As a member of the Steering Committee, but she was part of a virtual parliamentary briefing that revealed a report to the country.

Hughes Halbert said the report tracks the progress made to understand and address cancer health inequalities and provides a multi-level determinant of racial and ethnic inequalities in cancer risk and outcome. He said he was emphasizing. “This is important for the ongoing effort and investment needed to carry out interdisciplinary translational research that can transform our healthcare system, public health programs, and the communities in which we live. I emphasize sex. “

The findings of the report include:

• African Americans have had the highest cancer mortality rates across American racial or ethnic groups for over 40 years.
• Hispanics have the lowest screening rates for colorectal cancer in any racial or ethnic group in the United States.
• Native Americans / Alaska have the lowest breast cancer screening rates of any racial or ethnic group in the United States.
• Complex and interrelated factors contribute to cancer health inequalities in the United States. Many, if not all, of these factors are directly affected by structural and systematic racism.
• Racial and ethnic minorities are significantly underestimated in clinical trials, and there is a significant lack of understanding of how cancer develops in racial and ethnic minorities.
• Many US population groups that experience cancer health inequalities, especially racial and ethnic minorities, also experience inequalities associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Many of the factors that drive COVID-19 inequalities overlap with those that contribute to cancer health inequalities.
• Experts say that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates existing cancer health inequalities as a result of COVID-19’s imbalanced effects on racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations. I’m predicting.

John D. Biological Factors, Clinical Management, Group Science, Public Policy and Labor Diversity, Chairman of Both AACR Cancer Inequality Progress Report 2020 Steering Committee and AACR Minority of Cancer Research Council in AACR Statement Progress has been made to recognize and eliminate cancer health disparities in terms of.

“This monumental report represents the collective efforts of many of the world’s leading ideological leaders in the study of cancer health inequalities. It emphasizes progress, but is racial. Initiates a crucial action call to all stakeholders to move forward towards reducing cancer inequalities for ethnic minorities and other unserviced populations. “

The graph above is important for the progress made as a result of interdisciplinary and translational studies focused on identifying and addressing the multilevel determinants of racial and ethnic disparities in cancer outcomes. Shows a tendency.

Unfortunately, progress is slow, and the costs of all health inequalities, including COVID-19 and cancer health inequalities, such as premature death, reduced productivity, and impact on the color community, are monumental and address. is needed. Hughes Halbert, chair of the AT & T Distinguished Endowed Cancer Chair for Cancer Equity at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, funded basic science research, clinical initiatives and research, and population-based behavioral science research to achieve fairness in cancer health. To do.

“This is essential for all stakeholders, including policy makers, regulators, payers, academic health centers, healthcare providers, advocacy groups, public health organizations and patients, caregivers and families, for cancer. It’s an important time in the field of health inequalities, especially during the unprecedented time of this global epidemic that changed the way cancer is diagnosed and treated, and how patients recover from the disease. We need to work together to ensure continuous progress towards equality in cancer health, ”Hughes-Halbert explained.

The goal is to prioritize cancer control initiatives so that individuals can enjoy a healthy lifestyle in a healthy community and patients receive the right care at the right time. Supporting the diversity and inclusion of healthcare professionals.

“Also, institutions and programs responsible for reducing cancer health inequalities through research that helps us understand how social conditions, psychological factors, and cancer control behavior affect biological processes and mechanisms. She needs to provide robust, sustainable and predictable funding. She should be targeted through treatment strategies and preventative efforts. “

“Cancer health inequalities are a national priority. When cancer outcomes improve between racial and ethnic minorities, we all benefit and improve.”