Newswise — The American Association for Cancer Research will host its Third Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities at the Loews Hotel in Miami from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2010.
“We have so much data about the existence of health disparities that the onus is on us to do something about it,” said Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., M.P.H., chief of the division of general medicine at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in Florida.
Carrasquillo will host a press conference on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. ET, in the Cowrie 2 Room of the hotel. The theme of the press conference is “Improving Communication with Minority Patients.”
Reporters who cannot attend in person, can participate using the following information:U.S. and Canada: (888) 282-7404International: (706) 679-5207Access Code: 97083331
Additionally, the AACR Communications Department will interview cancer researchers who are presenting at the conference. The video interviews will be posted to the AACR website. See below for instructions on how to view the videos and listen to a recording of the teleconference.
The American Association for Cancer Research Communications Department has also identified the following research as newsworthy:
• Vitamin D Levels Lower in African-Americans• Multipronged Intervention Treated Persistent Fatigue Effectively in Breast Cancer Survivors • DNA Repair Capacity Identified Those at High Risk for Non-melanoma Skin Cancer• Lack of Private Health Insurance Impacted Cancer Survival• Low Socioeconomic Status Linked With More Severe Colorectal Cancer• Breast Cancer Diagnostic Delay Depended More on Race/Ethnicity than Insurance• Social Support Post-Cancer Lacking Among Minority Women• Memory Impairment Common in People with a History of Cancer• Breast Cancer Linked to Environmental Smoke Exposure Among Mexican Women• Adults in Puerto Rico Aware of Genetic Testing, But Use Remains Low• Race Not Root of Disparity in Lung Cancer Between Whites and Blacks• Vigorous Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in African-American Women• Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Treatment Persist, Despite Similar Economics• Decreased Survival for Puerto Rican Women with “Triple-negative” Breast Cancer Subtype
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The mission of the American Association for Cancer Research is to prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1907, the AACR is the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research. The membership includes 32,000 basic, translational and clinical researchers; health care professionals; and cancer survivors and advocates in the United States and more than 90 other countries. The AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise from the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer through high-quality scientific and educational programs. It funds innovative, meritorious research grants, research fellowships and career development awards. The AACR Annual Meeting attracts more than 18,000 participants who share the latest discoveries and developments in the field. Special Conferences throughout the year present novel data across a wide variety of topics in cancer research, treatment and patient care. The AACR publishes six major peer-reviewed journals: Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; and Cancer Prevention Research. The AACR also publishes CR, a magazine for cancer survivors and their families, patient advocates, physicians and scientists, providing a forum for sharing essential, evidence-based information and perspectives on progress in cancer research, survivorship and advocacy.
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