disparities

One of Eleanor Scott Bell's earliest memories is of picking tobacco to supplement the family income. They were a family of nine with a large extended family — part of the Lumbee Tribe of NC, "People of the Dark Water."

The series is a collaboration between DCI’s Disparities SPORE and the DCI Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity (COEE) Program.

The DCI Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity program hosted the inaugural MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Lecture in honor of the late MaryAnn Black.

Learn how the Precision Cancer Medicine Initiative is advancing research, extending lives, and breaking down barriers to access.

Learn about some notable BRPC/DCI cancer research collaborations and why the partnership is core to winning big grants for cancer research.

STUDY: Non-Hispanic Black patients are less likely to receive guideline-appropriate treatment for ovarian cancer than non-Hispanic White patients.

Association was evident for patients of different ethnicities, those with government and private insurance, and those treated at different types of health care facilities.

The DCI COEE co-hosted "Equitable Spaces: Advancing Equity for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Cancer Care & Treatment" — part of its mission to advance equity for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Black, Hispanic, Asian-American people and other groups have a higher risk for stomach cancer. Early detection & treatment of a common stomach bacterium can prevent it.

Achieving health through advocacy, Duke Consortium for Inflammatory Breast Cancer expands its community outreach with Duke students taking the lead.

DCI study led by Gayathri Devi, PhD, finds chronic stresses such as racism and poverty alter cellular functions that promote tumor growth and proliferation

DCI cancer disparities and healthcare delivery researchers Steven Patierno, PhD, and Nadine Barrett, PhD, are part of national efforts to mitigate cancer health disparities.

On Feb. 2 at noon, the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership hosts DCI breast surgeon Hannah Woriax, MD, for a virtual lecture (with CME credit available).

Community outreach & engagement teams from DCI, Wake Forest and UNC cancer centers have launched an initiative focused on the cancer-related health needs of American Indian communities.

Guest lecturer Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares his expertise in "Building Cancer Care Collaboratives."

Study led by Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, finds racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes erased by equal access to top treatments.

On Sept. 14, the DCI Office of Health Equity hosted "Barbershop Talk—  Let's Have a Man to Man Discussion About Prostate Cancer."

DCI Basic Engage and the DCI Community Advisory Council welcome Clayton Yates, PhD, for a presentation and public discussion, May 25.

Enrolling a large number of Black men, Duke researchers found potential new paths for improved studies and treatments.

DCI clinicians raised more than $3,500 for Lincoln Community Health Center to support free cancer screening & primary care appointments

DCI faculty Daniel George, MD, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

This OHE-hosted talk featured director of the Patierno/George/Freedman Lab Jennifer Freedman, PhD, and postdocs Tyler Allen, PhD, and Sean Piwarski, PhD.

DCI faculty Drs. Sullivan, Johnson, Devi, and Kirsch recognized by the SoM for teaching, mentoring, and new faculty member Dr. Shi named Whitehead Scholar.

Moore, Aguilera-Funez, Barnett, Ingraham, Pollak and Kennedy recognized with a Duke Presidential Award as part of the LATIN-19 team.

At a community forum hosted by the DCI Office of Health Equity, surgical oncologists Michael Stang, MD, and Trinitia Cannon, MD, talk thyroid cancer & HPV-associated cancers.

The Mexican Consulate and DCI OHE collaborated on a community forum on breast and cervical cancer for Women's Month (marked in March in Mexico).

In the age of Covid, Community Outreach & Engagement at DCI comes of age, team expands with disparities researcher/associate director

DCI investigators are invited to attend the Inaugural Metastatic Breast Cancer Collaborative Research Virtual Summit.

Joab Odera, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in DCI's Patierno/Freedman/George Lab is among 13 Duke scientists named to list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists.

Angelo Moore, PhD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, retired from the Army in 2015, but his service to his countrymen continues. In civilian life, he serves the historically underserved.

DCI faculty Michaela Dinan, PhD, on the impact of the Oncotype DX test on HR+ breast cancer patients over 65, treatment disparities, & the latest therapies.

Lola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, is determined to understand all of her patients as people.

Last week, both Duke University and the School of Medicine took steps to acknowledge and address systemic racism. On June 10, Duke Health organized a walk of solidarity.

Dr. Fayanju talks about some of the disparities we see in breast cancer, as well as some ways to ease stress and despair in these challenging times.

Learn what makes Kimberly Johnson, MD, tick in this MAGNIFY feature. Johnson, a DCI member, directs the REACH Equity center.

Lola Fayanju, MD, and her team will develop a prediction model to identify women with mutable risk factors for compromised breast cancer care.

Deputy Director of Duke Cancer Institute Steven Patierno, PhD, is energized by his decades-long work in cancer control and cancer health disparities.