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DisparitiesPatient Navigators Can Help When Life Disrupts Cancer Care
Patient navigators are trained laypeople who can help guide patients through the often-complicated cancer care system. With research supported by the American Cancer Society, Karen Freund, MD, has shown that patient navigators can help address cancer care disparities one person at a time.
Research to Help Boost Cancer Prevention in Countryside Teens
Only about 30% of Adolescents who live in rural Oregon are up to date with the HPV vaccine. With support from an American Cancer Society research grant, Lyle Fagnan, MD, is working with 12 rural clinics to learn why and to develop effective strategies to raise those numbers.
Study Takes the Call for Cancer Screenings to the Pulpit
Cheryl Knott, PhD, an American Cancer Society grantee, takes her research to church. She developed Project HEAL (Health through Early Awareness and Learning) to train a small group of members to be health advisors at a few Black churches in Maryland. They're helping raise awareness about cancer prevention and screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.
Study: Changes in Health Insurance Coverage Can Harm Cancer Survivors
A new study found that these types of gaps in health insurance coverage can lead to limited access to treatment and worse survival.