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  • Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes in Communities of Color: Steps Towards Equity

    Hayley Thompson, PH.D., Faculty Director of the Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community engagement at Karmanos Cancer Institute and leader of Population Studies and Disparities, will overview recent efforts to improve health equity for women of color with breast cancer and make suggestions about how to make breast cancer outcomes more equitable.

  • Susan G Komen® “In My Own Voice” Event for African-American Women

    TBD

    African-American women are often diagnosed younger, at later stages and with more aggressive breast cancers when the prognosis is poor, which contributes to nearly 40% higher death rates than white women.  These disparities are especially salient as it relates to metastatic breast cancer (MBC); African-American women living with MBC face unique challenges associated with this... Continue Reading →

  • Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium

    San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission St, San Francisco,, CA

    The conference aims to advance palliative research in oncology across the care continuum by bridging the gap between important scientific updates and practical applications. Researchers and clinicians alike will benefit by attending to share knowledge and problem solve across disciplines to transform today’s patient care.  Topics covered include: Advance Care Planning Biology of Symptoms & Treatment Toxicities... Continue Reading →

  • Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos

    Marriott Plaza San Antonio 555 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX, United States

    The Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio are hosting the second international conference on Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference. This conference comes at an especially important time when Latinos – the largest, youngest and fastest-growing minority group in the U.S. – are expected to... Continue Reading →

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