Disparities

A study analyzing the impact of the Delaware Cancer Consortium, the state’s cancer control program, reports a 41 percent reduction in colorectal mortality rates for African Americans. The study, published April 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, provides analysis on a novel design and approach used to eliminate colorectal cancer disparities for the first time by a state cancer control program.

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U.S. Representative John Carney [D-Del.] was recognized at a February 21 event by ASCO and its state affiliate the Delaware Society for Clinical Oncology (DSCO) for his continued support and leadership at the state and federal levels in Delaware’s fight against cancer.  The reception included remarks by ASCO President Sandra M. Swain, MD, and DCSO President Jon Strasser, MD. The event was held at the Medical Society of Delaware.

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Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), along with Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), recently introduced, the Health Equity and Accountability Act (S. 2474) that focuses on improving the health of underserved minority communities.

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ASCO’s new report, Clinical Cancer Advances 2011: ASCO’s Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer, features a special section highlighting key cancer policy developments and ASCO policy initiatives from the past year that are likely to influence cancer care over the coming years.

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Today, ASCO released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the p...

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