Clinical Protocol Symposium Brings Focus to Disparities
On November 11, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Clinical Protocol Office welcomed more than 230 people to the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill to a symposium on "Navigating the Cancer Experience: A Forum for Overcoming Disparities."
Dr. Harold Freeman, Dr. Shelley Earp and CPO Director Joy Ostroff enjoy a moment to talk at the symposium.
Dr. Harold Freeman, President and Founder of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention and Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Cancer Institute presented the keynote address, "Determinants of Health Disparities: Poverty, Culture and Social Injustice."
Dr. Freeman is the chief architect of the American Cancer Society’s initiative on cancer in the poor and is a leading authority on the interrelationships between race, poverty and cancer. Related to this, the "Harold P. Freeman Award" was established by the American Cancer Society in 1990. This award may be given annually in ACS divisions throughout America to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the fight against cancer in the poor. Dr. Freeman served as National President of the American Cancer Society from 1988-1989.
Dr. Freeman was joined by a panel of distinguished speakers addressing topics including disparities in the Hispanic-Latino population, racial differences that affect prostate cancer, breast cancer disparities, community organization and collaborations between academia and communities.
Douglas Morgan, MD, MPH, Director of the UNC Center for Latino Health discusses Cancer risk in the Hispanic-Latino population
Congratulations to conference organizers Joy Ostroff, Maureen Tynan, Keith Amos, Beth Clarke, Angela Esteva, Ruben Gonzalez, Melissa Green, Monica Hadley, Levette Hairston, Charlotte Peace, Kimberly Waters, Claudia Rojas and Rosa Mayorga on a fantastic event!
The committee wishes to thank Amgen and Genentech for their support of this event.
