• CRCHD Welcomes New Deputy Director

  Dr. Deborah Duran will be leading and implementing strategic operations for CRCHD. Prior to joining CRCHD, Dr. Duran served as the Performance Director in the NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives from 2003 to 2010.

• CRCHD Publishes Paper in JHCPU

  Congratulations to Drs. Nelson Aguila and Peter Ogunbiyi on their recent publication in the upcoming issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU) by Johns Hopkins University Press.
  
  

In the Field

Dr. Daniel Hughes becoming a trail-blazer in cancer health disparities research

Dr. Hughes’ beginnings in the slums of Mexico City gave him a burning desire to go to school and succeed, taking what he gleaned from his own struggles to help the poor obtain better cancer treatment. Read more

Awards and Recognition

Congratulations are in order for a number of our grantees!

At APHA’s recent 137th Annual Meeting, Dr. Ana Navarro, MI/CCP Researcher, received the Distinguished Nationally Known Health Professional Award 2009 sponsored by the Latino Caucus of the American Public Health Association (APHA).

Dr. Joseph K. Agyin presented an overview from his recent publication in Breast Cancer Research, which was highlighted on the Journal’s website and led the list of “The top 20 most accessed articles” for several weeks.
Dr. Agyin was also our first place winner of the poster competition at the 2009 CRCHD Professional Development Workshop.

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News You Can Use

Research & Training Opportunities

• • UMMS Post-Doctoral Cancer Screening Comparative Effectiveness Research
    Deadline: N/A
  • NIH Summer Internship Program
    Deadline: March 1, 2010
  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure Community-based Grants
    Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
  • IOTF Fellowship Opportunities
    Deadline: Varies depending on position
    • Clinical Oncology Product Research/Review for Oncology Fellows
      Application Deadline: January 31, 2010
      Earliest Start Date: July, 2010
      
    • Clinical Oncology Product Research/Review for Board Certified (BC) Oncologist
      Application Deadline: January 31, 2010
      Earliest Start Date: July, 2010
      
    • Oncology Product Research/Review for Fellows
      Application Deadline: May 30, 2010
      Earliest Start Date: September, 2010
      
    • Cancer Prevention Fellows
      Application Deadline: September 1, 2010
      Earliest Start Date: July, 2011
      
  • Clinical Research Training in Cancer Control
    Deadline: N/A

• Find upcoming meetings on our Meetings and Events page on our website. These include:

  • P.L.A.N.E.T. Cyber-Seminar: Making Data Talk
    January 26, 2010, 2:00-3:00 pm
    Any questions: Contact Margaret Farrell or Alissa Gallagher
  • American Society of Preventative Oncology Annual Meeting
    March 21-23, 2010
    Bethesda, MD
    Marriott Bethesda North Hotel
    Abstract submission deadline: N/A
  • NCI/ASCO Clinical Trials Accrual Symposium
    April 29-30, 2010
    Bethesda, MD
    Hyatt Regency Bethesda
    Abstract submission deadline: February 19, 2010
  • 5th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference: Recovery and Beyond
    June 17-19, 2010
    Washington, DC
    Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
    Abstract submission deadline: January 25, 2010, 11:59 p.m. (EST)
  • 3rd AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
    September 30 - October 3, 2010
    Miami, FL
    Loew Miami Beach Hotel
    Abstract submission deadline: N/A
  • APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition
    November 6-10, 2010
    Denver, CO
    Colorado Convention Center
    Abstract submission deadline: June 1, 2010
  • 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
    December 8-12, 2010
    San Antonio, TX
    Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
    Abstract submission deadline: N/A
  • American Society of Preventative Oncology Annual Meeting
    March 3-8, 2011
    Las Vegas, NV
    Abstract submission deadline: N/A
  • ASCO Annual Meeting
    June 3-7, 2011
    Chicago, IL
    McCormick Place
    Abstract submission deadline: N/A
  
  

Scientific Advancements

• Dr. Collins’ Research Agenda for Opportunities throughout NIH
  The Director of the National Institutes of Health draws our attention to five major areas within the arena of medical research that are primed for advancement: High-Throughput Technologies, Translational Medicines, Benefitting Health Care Reform, Focusing More on Global Health, and Reinvigorating and Empowering the Biomedical Research Community.
  
  
• Racial health disparities cost the United States $229 billion between 2003 and 2006
  Read more about the recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Report detailing the economic burden of health disparities and the need for policymakers to focus on eliminating these inequalities.
  
  
• Native American Healthcare Reform Offers Promise
  As discussed by President Obama and 564 American Indian Tribes, the health care overhaul offers promise to Native Americans by providing provisions that will, over time, direct streams of money to the Indian health care system, and possibly, give Indians more treatment options.
  
  
• “Nano Cocktail” Targets and Kills Tumors
  American Journal of Epidemiology backs the call to action made by Dr. James Sherman in Volume 31 of Epidemiologic Reviews for epidemiologists to shoulder the burden of conducting research on health disparities.
  
  Epidemiologic Research on Health Disparities: Some Thoughts on History and Current Developments, Epidemiologic Reviews, Volume 31
  
  Towards Reducing Disparities in Disparities Research, American Journal of Epidemiology
  
  

Community Tools

• Read more on this published book targeting the societal burden and hope for elimination of cancer disparities.
• Take advantage of this DCCPS health disparities calculator designed for anyone interested in learning about summary measures of health disparities as well as health and cancer-related disparities on the whole.
• Read through this report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) about the unique cancer profile in Hispanic/Latino Americans.
• Utilize this cancer atlas provided by CDC to create United States maps that allow you to make quick comparisons by cancer site, gender, race/ethnicity, and state during a given period.