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About the Annual DF/HCC Cancer Disparities Research Symposium

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.

2023

Upcoming Event

10th Annual Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Disparities Research Symposium
April 26, 2023
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Past events

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

• A novel community-based delivery model to combat cancer disparities [Healthcare Journal]
• Using FastTrack to implement an academic medical center and community health center collaborative for cancer care delivery [Healthcare Journal]
• A comparison of cancer risk assessment and testing outcomes in patients from underserved vs. tertiary care settings [Journal of Community Genetics]
• Factors Associated with Financial Distress in Lower-Income Populations
• Access to Cancer Care Resources in a Federally Qualified Health Center: a Mixed Methods Study to Increase the Understanding of Met and Unmet Needs of Cancer Survivors [Journal of Cancer Education]