Cancer Care Equity Program Events and Publications

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Cancer Care Equity Program Events and Publications

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center's Karen Burns White host the Annual Cancer Disparities Research Symposium in recognition of National Minority Cancer Awareness. This event is organized by Dana-Farber's Cancer Care Equity Program (CCEP) and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

Dr. Christopher Lathan is a thoracic medical oncologist at Dana-Farber's Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology. He is the Institute's Chief Clinical Access and Equity Officer, and the Founding Director for Dana-Farber's Cancer Care Equity Program.

Karen Burns White is the Deputy Associate Director of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center's Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities.

Narjust Florez, MD, Named One of Newsweek's Greatest Disruptors

Narjust Florez, MD, associate director of Dana-Farber’s Cancer Care Equity Program, has been named one of Newsweek's Greatest Disruptors. The program honors innovators using technology to drive transformative change. Through her work, Florez is changing perceptions of lung cancer, improving screenings, and combating disparities in medical care.

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Shail Maingi, MD, Named a 2023 Castle Connolly Top LGBTQ+ Doctor

Congratulations to Shail Maingi, MD, who has been recognized by Castle Connolly as an exceptional LGBTQ+ doctor, representing "the pinnacle of excellence, compassion, and cultural diversity."

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Past Events

2023

10th Annual Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Disparities Research Symposium
Topic: In Recognition of National Minority Cancer Awareness: Environmental Justice with a Cancer Lens
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Read this interview with Ludmila Svoboda, RN, BSN, MA, OCN

2022

Dana-Farber’s CCEP Nursing Disparities Conference

Topic: Addressing Cancer Care Equity and Systemic Racism in Boston: A Nursing and Allied Health Forum
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Keynote speaker: Don Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO
Topic: Don't Ask, Can't Count: Addressing the Invisibility of the Cancer Trajectory Experience among Sex and Gender Minoritized People
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2021

Keynote speaker: Ray U. Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP
Topic: Tudor Hart's 'inverse care law': Uncovering and Overcoming the Drivers of Lung Cancer Care and Outcome Disparities

Read more about the event in Dana-Farber's article, "Cancer Disparities Symposium Issues Call to Action"
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2019

Keynote speaker: Carol L. Brown, MD, FACOG, FACS
Topic: Cancer Health Equity in Clinical Research: Reaching Underserved Populations
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2018

Keynote speaker: Mack Roach III, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Topic: Prostate Cancer Therapy: Implications in Vulnerable Communities
Read more in Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center's article, "Collaborating to Change the Status Quo in Prostate Cancer"
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Selected CCEP Publications