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In March 2024, the Karmanos Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement (OCHECE) and the Macomb County Cancer Action Council hosted a webinar titled, "Navigating your Cancer Journey" During this webinar, community members will learn about cancer patient navigation across the state of Michigan.

Michigan Cancer HealthLink is a statewide network created to build research capacity in diverse communities. At the heart of Michigan Cancer HealthLink are the Cancer Action Councils (CACs). CACs are groups made up of cancer survivors, caregivers, and advocates who come together to share their cancer concerns and turn them into research action. The Macomb County CAC started in 2018 as an expansion of Michigan Cancer HealthLink.

To learn more about Michigan Cancer HealthLink visit: https://www.karmanos.org/karmanos/healthlink

 

Book Focus: "Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of our Nation," written by Linda Villarosa.

The Health Equity Book Club's mission is to build awareness across the community and amongst health care professionals of issues related to and stemming from systematic racism in the health care system and society in the United States. By revealing the contributing factors and results of racism, Karmanos Cancer Institute, in partnership with McLaren Health Care and Wayne State University School of Medicine, seeks to highlight an important goal: to expose and better understand the impact of racism on the practice of medicine. We believe that open dialogue within our community of colleagues, patients and families will help to facilitate the goal of equal access and provision of culturally competent, quality care to all patients and their families regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

 

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute presented its twelfth annual All Cancer Symposium on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Cancer experts talked about the evolution of cancer care compared to treatment in the past.

The symposium was sponsored by Pfizer, Caris Life Sciences, Seagen, Eisai, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Sobi, Bayer, Janssen, Puma Biotechnology, Sanofi Genzyme, Myovant Sciences, Exelixis and Aveo Oncology.

 

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute presented its twelfth annual All Cancer Symposium on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Cancer experts talked about the evolution of cancer care compared to treatment in the past.

The symposium was sponsored by Pfizer, Caris Life Sciences, Seagen, Eisai, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Sobi, Bayer, Janssen, Puma Biotechnology, Sanofi Genzyme, Myovant Sciences, Exelixis and Aveo Oncology.

 

Dr. William Braaksma, orthopedic surgeon at McLaren Port Huron explains the causes of knee pain and advancements in treatment.

 

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

 

Book Focus: "A Review of Research on Disparities in the Care of Black and White Patients With Cancer in Detroit"

 

From every struggle to every challenge, we believe cancer is a beginning. And we’re with you every step of the way.

 

A diagnosis isn’t the end of your story; it’s the beginning of a new chapter. And the direction it takes is a responsibility we share, together. At the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, we have all the resources, from groundbreaking research to the most up-to-date therapies and individualized treatment plans, to give you your best chance forward.

 

Book Focus: "Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine" by Damon Tweedy. At this book club meeting, Karmanos is honored to welcome Damon Tweedy, M.D., author of the book to be discussed: “Black Man in a White Coat.”