The Unequal Burden of Cancer:

An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved

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Size: 352 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1999

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M. Alfred Haynes and Brian D. Smedley, Editors; Committee on Cancer Research Among Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Institute of Medicine
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We know more about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment than ever before--yet not all segments of the U.S. population have benefited to the fullest extent possible from these advances. Some ethnic minorities experience more cancer than the majority population, and ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-15	(skim)
1 The Struggle Against Cancer	16-32	(skim)
2 The Burden of Cancer Among Ethnic Minority and the Medically Underserved Populations	33-92	(skim)
3 Overview of Programs of Research on Ethnic Minority and Medically Underserved Populations at the National Institutes of Health	93-153	(skim)
4 Evaluation of Priority Setting and Programs of Research on Ethnic Minority and Medically Underserved Populations at the National Institutes of Health	154-186	(skim)
5 Advancing State-of-the-Art Treatment and Prevention	187-229	(skim)
6 Cancer Survivorship	230-245	(skim)
7 Monitoring and Reporting	246-260	(skim)
References	261-274	(skim)
Appendix A: Methodology	275-281	(skim)
Appendix B: A New Agenda for Cancer Control Research: Report of the Cancer Control Review Group	282-282	(skim)
Appendix C: National Cancer Institute Health Promotion Branch Publications and Public Service Announcements	283-284	(skim)
Appendix D: Survey of Ethnic Minority Researchers and of Researchers Interested in Cancer Among Ethnic Minority and Medically Underserved Groups	285-292	(skim)
Appendix E: National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute Background Material	293-294	(skim)
Appendix F: Information Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics on the Potential Reductions in Mortality from Cancer, by Ethnic Group	295-314	(skim)
Committee and Staff Biographies	315-322	(skim)
Index	323-338	(skim)

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We know more about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment than ever before--yet not all segments of the U.S. population have benefited to the fullest extent possible from these advances. Some ethnic minorities experience more cancer than the majority population, and poor people--no matter what their ethnicity--often lack access to adequate cancer care. This book provides an authoritative view of cancer as it is experienced by ethnic minorities and the medically underserved. It offers conclusions and recommendations in these areas:

Defining and understanding special populations, and improving the collection of cancer-related data.
Setting appropriate priorities for and increasing the effectiveness of specific National Institutes of Health (NIH) research programs, to ensure that special populations are represented in clinical trials.
Disseminating research results to health professionals serving these populations, with sensitivity to the issues of cancer survivorship.

The book provides background data on the nation's struggle against cancer, activities and expenditures of the NIH, and other relevant topics.

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