News Releases & Articles

2011

• New! A Look at End-of-Life Care Issues for Native Americans
• For Cancer Patients, Help Navigating the Maze
• Nurse Navigators Help Patients Through Maze of Cancer-Treatment Decisions and Fears
• NCI Cancer Disparities Research: Sharing Ideas, Forging Partnerships (Commentary by Dr. Sanya A. Springfield)
• A Conversation with Dr. Sanya A. Springfield

2009

• Under-Represented Students: Training the Next Generation of Cancer Research Scientists
• Dr. Howard Koh Nominated for Assistant Secretary of Health at DHHS!

2008

• NIH Hosts Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2008 - Eliminating Cancer Health Disparities Through Science, Training, and Community

• NCI's Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2008 Teleconference: Continues to Help Get the Word Out!

2007

• NIH Hosts Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2007 - Catalyzing Trans-disciplinary Regional Partnerships to Eliminate Cancer Health Disparities

• NCI issues Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2007 Update, in Relation to Healthy People 2010 Targets

2006

• NCI Holds Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2006: Strengthening Our Culture of Collaborations for Reducing Cancer Health Disparities

2005

• Improving Cancer Survival by Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities
• NCI Awards $25 Million for Patient Navigation Research Program for Minority and Underserved Cancer Patients
• Annual Report to the Nation Finds Cancer Death Rates Still on the Decline: Progress in Cancer Treatment Varies by Disease
• Report Finds High Rates of Cervical Cancer Indicate Broader Problems in Access to Care
• HHS Announces $95 Million to Improve the Health of Minorities
• NCI Studies Examine Racial Disparity in Survival Among Patients With Endometrial Cancer