Biennial Symposium Series on Minorities and Cancer

NIH Sep 30, 2001 | R13

Biennial Symposium Series on Minorities and Cancer

Principal Investigator(s): Weinberg, Armin

Institution: Baylor College of Medicine

FOA Number: N/A

Abstract

This project provides support for the Biennial Symposium Series on Minorities and Cancer. The overall goals of the symposium series are to:
-exchange the latest scientific and treatment information and to share strategies for reducing the disproportionate incidence of cancer morbidity and mortality among minorities and the medically underserved in the United States;
-enhance the competency of health care providers, laypersons and survivors in the areas of primary and secondary cancer prevention, early detection and treatment; and
-promote culturally competent cancer care and services and ethnically balanced research.
Edited proceedings of the Symposia will be published as a supplements to "CANCER."

FUNDING AGENCY:

Funder:
NIH

Institute:
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE & OTHER NIH INSTITUTES

Funding Type:
R13

Project Number:
R13CA092578

Start Date:
Sep 30, 2001

End Date:
Jun 30, 2005

PROJECT TERMS:

cancer prevention, education evaluation /planning, Ethnic group, meeting /conference /symposium, neoplasm /cancer diagnosis, neoplasm /cancer education, neoplasm /cancer therapy

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