2015 - Dialogue on Disparities
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Grantee Spotlight: Marta Torroella-Kouri, Ph.D. – Studying the Role of Obesity and Breast Fat Tissue Inflammation in African American Women with Breast CancerDr. Marta Torroella-Kouri, a CRCHD-NCI R21 grantee, is studying the role of obesity and breast fat tissue inflammation in breast cancer.
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Dr. Stefan Ambs: Increasing Diversity in Cancer Research: One Lab at a TimeAs part of the series “Increasing Diversity in Cancer Research,” CRCHD interviewed Dr. Stefan Ambs, an investigator at NCI’s Center for Cancer Research, who is using novel approaches to discover gene differences in the tumors of African American patients.
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Grantee Spotlight: Monica Baskin, Ph.D. - Studying Weight Loss for Cancer Prevention in African-American WomenDr. Monica Baskin tests the efficacy of evidence-based community strategies for obesity prevention and elimination of cancer health disparities among African-American women living in the Deep South.
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Take Action to Decrease Your Cancer Risk - Obesity and Its Role in Cancer Health DisparitiesIn support of this year’s National Minority Health Month theme “Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity!”, CRCHD is highlighting the role of obesity in cancer health disparities among diverse population groups in the U.S.
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Common Myths about Cancer and Cancer Health DisparitiesTo better understand cancer and cancer health disparities, CRCHD addresses five common misconceptions about cancer.