Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, Karmanos Cancer Institute - Detroit, Karmanos Cancer Institute - Farmington Hills, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Bay Region, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Central Michigan, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Clarkston, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Flint, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Greater Lansing, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Lapeer Region, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Macomb, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Northern Michigan, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Oakland, Bloomfield Hills, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Port Huron, Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Thumb Region, Karmanos Cancer Institute - The Toledo Clinic Cancer Center, OCHECE
In this discussion, titled Cancer Health Equity in Asian American/Pacific Islander Populations: Current Knowledge & Future Direction, researchers share data and provide context as to how the history of Asians in America, westernization, cultural factors, structural barriers and lack of awareness contribute to cancer disparities among the AAPI population in the US and in Michigan.
RESEARCHERS
Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Tsu-Yin Wu, Ph.D. Professor and Ph.D. Program Director, School of Nursing, Eastern Michigan University
Lauren Spadafora, Ph.D. Cancer Epidemiologist, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services