{"product_id":"toward-the-elimination-of-cancer-disparities-medical-and-health-perspectives-038789442x","title":"Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities: Medical and Health Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 038789442X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Koh, Howard K.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThesocietalburdenofcancerisoneofthemajorpublichealthchallengesofour time. Yetthatburdenisnotequallysharedbyall. Troublingdisparitieshave been documented not only by racial\/ethnic group but also by social class, insurancestatus, geography, andahostofotherdimensions. Furthermore, suchdisparitiesrepresenttheendresultofaconstellationofforcesstemming frominsideandoutsidethehealthcaresystem. Manycancerdisparitiesshould bepreventable. Fewhaveattemptedtocapturethebreadthanddepthofthedimensionsof cancerdisparitiesfrombothclinicalaswellaspublichealthperspectives. To addressthisneed, wepresentthisvolumeto: broaden concepts of disparities beyond traditional discussions of race\/ ethnicitytoexplorehow, where, andwhytheyoccur; focusoncancerdisparitiesintheUS, whilecitingsomemajorexamplesfrom abroad; analyzecertainmajorcancerswithrespecttodisparities, withemphasison socioeconomicposition; examinethesourcesofdisparitiesfrombothinsideandoutsidethehealth caresystem; identifyinitialinterventionsthatattempttoreduceandeliminatethesed- parities;and identifyissuesthatdeserveattentionwithrespecttofutureresearch. Ourmonographaddressescancerdisparitiesacrossthecontinuum(fromp- vention to mortality and by the domains of social inequality). We begin by exploringbroaddimensionsuchasdefinitionsofdisparities, datasystems, the roleofgenesandenvironment, andtheroleofworkandoccupationincancer disparities. Thenwemoveintospecificchallengesincancerdisparitiessuchas tobaccouseandlungcancer, breastcancer, colorectalcancer, prostatecancer, cervicalcancer, melanoma, andhepatocellularcarcinoma. Wethenconcludewith someavenuestoaddresscancerdisparities, includingpolicyandadvocacy, health v vi Preface communication, overcoming barriers to cancer care, and community-based approaches. Oureffortsarefarfromexhaustive, buttheyrepresentoneofthe firstattemptstoaddresscancerdisparitiesfromsuchacomprehensiveperspective. Thisvolumereflectstheworkofanumberofnationalexpertsincancer disparities. Many are members of the Executive Committee of the Cancer Disparities Program-in-Development of the Dana-Farber\/Harvard Cancer Center. Still others are also investigators in the National Cancer Institute Community Network Program MassCONECT (Massachusetts Community NetworkstoEliminateCancerDisparitiesthroughEducation, Researchand Training). Also, thisvolumeupdatesandexpandsaearlier2005monographon thetopicpublishedinthejournalCancerCausesandControl. Allauthorsare dedicatedtothegoalofeliminatingcancerdisparitiesandIamindebtedto them. IamparticularlygratefultoRachelWarren, TerraZipoyrnSnider, andDr. ClaudiaArriggfortheirunendingencouragementandsupport. Itismyhope thatthismonographrepresentsanothercontributiontowardhelpingallpeople enjoytheirhighestattainablestandardofhealth. Boston, MA HowardK. Koh, MD, MPH Contents PartI DimensionsofCancerDisparities 1 Defining, Investigating, andAddressingCancerInequities: CriticalIssues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NancyKrieger, KarenM. Emmons, andDavidWilliams 2 CancerDisparities: DataSystems, Sources, andInterpretation. . . . . 29 BarbaraD. Powe, AhmedinJemal, DexterCooper, andLokieHarmond 3 Genes, Environment, andCancerDisparities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 AlexandraE. Shields, StephanieM. Fullerton, andKennethOlden 4 WorkandOccupation: ImportantIndicatorsofSocioeconomic PositionandLifeExperiencesInfluencingCancerDisparities. . . . . . 83 GlorianSorensen, GraceSembajwe, AmyHarley, andLisaQuintiliani PartII SpecificChallengesinCancerDisparities 5 DisparitiesinTobaccoUseandLungCancer. . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51824246653216,"sku":"NEW038789442X","price":162.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61zXIuarsdL.jpg?v=1781209806","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/toward-the-elimination-of-cancer-disparities-medical-and-health-perspectives-038789442x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}