Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Cancer Care
Understanding barriers to better research and treatments
A cancer diagnosis is one of the most difficult challenges a person and their family can face in life. Unfortunately, this challenge is even greater for some communities with various barriers—limited health care access, fewer cancer screenings, diagnosis at later stages, fewer treatment options offered—preventing them from getting the best care possible. Patient advocates from the African American, Latino, and Native American communities join us for a discussion of racial disparities in cancer care, self-advocacy, and building a support network. They will discuss social determinants of health, limited resources (financial and otherwise), and difficult relationships with health care teams. Moreover, they will discuss finding organizations and resources for knowledge and support, seeking out a second opinion, finding a clinical trial, and ensuring that your voice is heard. Together, they believe in empowerment through education and that you can control your cancer journey.
Blood Cancer Immunotherapy
Breast Cancer Immunotherapy
Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy
Kidney Cancer Immunotherapy
Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy
Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy
Intro to CRI
Cancer Immunotherapy Basics: Harnessing Our Immune System to Fight Cancer
Clinical Trials and Cancer Immunotherapy: Accessing Promising Treatments
Patient Perspectives: Immunotherapy and Clinical Trial Experiences
Bladder Cancer Immunotherapy
Gynecologic Cancer Immunotherapy
Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
Skin Cancer and Melanoma Immunotherapy
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Hosts
Tamron Hall
Award-Winning TV Host, Journalist, Executive Producer, and Philanthropist
CRI Experts
Julie Brahmer, MD
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Andrea Cercek, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Luis Diaz Jr., MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peter E. Fecci, MD, PhD
Duke Cancer Center, DukeHealth, and Duke University
Lawrence Fong, MD
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Matthew D. Galsky, MD
The Tisch Cancer Institute
Sangeeta Goswami, MD, PhD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Elizabeth Ann Mittendorf, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
Joseph E. Ravenell, MD
Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health
Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ana I. Velázquez Mañana, MD MSc
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Jennifer Wargo, MD, MMSc
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD
Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health
Theodore H. Welling, MD
Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health
CRI ImmunoAdvocates
LaToya Bolds-Johnson, PA-C, CAQ-EM
Breast Cancer Advocate & Thriver
Stephen Estrada
Long-term Survivor of Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer
Stephanie Gangi
Breast Cancer Navigator
Sunshine Pegues
Lung Cancer Veteran
John White
Prostate Cancer Veteran
CRI Moderators
Brian Brewer
Cancer Research Institute
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