National Minority Cancer Awareness Week -- April 20-26, 1997
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week is April 20-26, 1997.
In 1997, an estimated 560,000 deaths from cancer will occur; of
these, approximately 77,000 will occur among racial/ethnic
minorities (1). To improve cancer control and prevention within
minority and underserved populations, CDC, its partners, and other
federal and nonprofit organizations are supporting various
activities including 1) tracking cancer rates among minority
populations, 2) recruiting members of minority groups into clinical
trials, 3) increasing and improving research efforts that target
minority and underserved populations, and 4) implementing
community-based education programs and outreach initiatives that
target and address the specific needs of different racial/ethnic
groups.
To promote policies and programs that address inequalities in
health care and reduce the imbalance in risk factors, morbidity,
and deaths, CDC is supporting the Sixth Biennial Symposium on
Minorities, the Medically Underserved, and Cancer. This year, the
symposium is convening April 23-27, during National Minority Cancer
Awareness Week in Washington, D.C. Additional information about the
symposium is available from the Intercultural Cancer Council,
telephone (713) 798-5383, or by accessing the World-Wide Web at
http://icc.bcm.tmc.edu/symposium/. Information about cancer is
available from the National Cancer Institute, telephone (800)
422-6237 ({800} 4-CANCER). In addition, information about CDC's
cancer prevention and control programs is available from the
World-Wide Web at http:// www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dcpc.
Reference
American Cancer Society. Cancer facts and figures, 1997.
Atlanta, Georgia: American Cancer Society, 1997.
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