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April 29, 2009: ASCO Releases Recommendations for Elimination of Cancer Care Disparities in the United States
Citing stark disparities in access to cancer care and survival between minorities and whites, and between people with and without health insurance, ASCO held a media telebriefing April 29 to release policy recommendations for eliminating cancer care disparities in the United States.
During the briefing, ASCO also announced the first recipients of ASCO’s Diversity in Oncology Initiative, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the first program of its kind designed to diversify the oncology workforce and increase the number of oncologists practicing in medically underserved areas.
The briefing also highlighted the results of a new study published April 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, pointing to the urgent need to better address the needs of minority patients in the United States.
Audio files for ASCO Health Disparities Media Telebriefing:
Listen to ASCO President Richard Schilsky, MD, provide opening remarks and discuss why ASCO is focused on the issue of health disparities in cancer care.
Listen to Derek Raghavan, MD, Co-chair, ASCO Health Disparities Advisory Group, discuss ASCO’s Health Disparities Policy Statement, a roadmap for eliminating disparities in cancer care in the United States.
Listen to Otis Brawley, MD, Co-chair, ASCO Health Disparities Advisory Group, announce the awardees of ASCO’s Diversity in Oncology Initiative, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Listen to Benjamin Smith, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas and Associate Adjunct Assistant Professor, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology, review the findings of the JCO article, “Future of Cancer Incidence in the United States: Burdens Upon an Aging, Changing Nation,” which projects a large increase in cancer incidence for minorities in the next 20 years.
Listen to Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® share the patient perspective on health disparities issues, with a focus on Latina women.
