7TH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM ON MINORITIES AND CANCER

这一申请的目的是为第七届关于少数民族、医疗服务不足者和癌症的双年研讨会寻求资金。研讨会将于1999年2月27日至3月3日在华盛顿特区君悦华盛顿中心举行。在美国，少数民族和低收入人群的癌症发病率和死亡率不成比例。已发表的报告记录了这些群体所遭受的不平等。迫切需要发展知识和战略，以便在受影响社区的领导和充分参与下应对这一危机。少数民族、医疗服务不足和癌症两年期专题讨论会系列于1987年发起，目的是为此提供一个多元文化论坛。该系列专题讨论会的总体目标是：1)交流最新的科学和治疗信息，并分享减少美国少数民族和医疗服务不足人群中不成比例的癌症发病率和死亡率的战略；2)提高卫生保健提供者、外行人员和幸存者在原发性和继发性癌症预防、早期发现和治疗方面的能力；3)促进具有文化竞争力的癌症护理和服务以及种族平衡的研究。为此，第七届双年研讨会将重点关注：1)前沿科学。由主要研究人员提供的关于基础、临床、转化、生物行为和人口科学的最新简报。本次会议将由NCI主任Richard Klausner博士主持，并由一名癌症幸存者共同主持。NHGRI主任Francis Collins博士将就人类基因组研究项目对少数民族和医疗服务不足人群癌症的影响作特别介绍；2)癌症幸存者-为种族和少数民族以及医疗服务不足的人群建立研究议程。本次大会将重点讨论从二级预防到疼痛管理的问题；3)生存。癌症幸存者在整个会议中扮演了重要的角色，以加强生存是一个现实目标的想法。此外，就癌症幸存者在护理和联盟建设中的作用进行实用和与文化相关的演讲；计划方案的规划和实施；4)癌症预防和控制：一个综合的方法-它是否有效？重点将放在饮食和营养、烟草使用和环境因素的影响上；5)癌症教育资源计划。与正式项目相结合的是，将为参与者提供每日的教育展览、资料库和计算机学习中心，以及项目演示和技术援助讲习班；8)公共政策。与会者将参加几个论坛，以便交流信息。计划举行关于癌症监测和流行病学的特别首脑会议；癌症与环境；还有烟草控制。跨文化癌症理事会连同一批杰出的顾问和顾问正在设计一个方案，该方案将包括来自癌症和少数民族健康研究、护理和政策制定的完整连续体的代表。研讨会的形式将包括科学报告、小组讨论、海报和观众参与的问答环节。将会有一个多媒体教育资源中心和交流机会。经过编辑的会议记录将作为《癌症》的增刊出版。入选的学生摘要和报告将发表在《癌症研究、治疗和控制》杂志上。相关稿件将在《亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民健康杂志》上发表。

The purpose of this application is to seek funding for the 7th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved and Cancer. The Symposium will be held February 27 - March 3, 1999, at the Grand Hyatt Washington Center, Washington, DC. There is a disproportionate incidence of cancer morbidity and mortality among minorities and persons of low level income in the United States. The disparities suffered by these groups have been documented through published reports. There is a critical need to develop knowledge and strategies to address this crisis with the leadership and full participation of the affected communities. The Minorities, Medically Underserved and Cancer Biennial Symposium Series was initiated in 1987 to provide a multicultural forum for this purpose. The overall goals of the symposium series are to: 1) exchange the latest scientific and treatment information and to share strategies for reducing the disproportionate incidence of cancer morbidity and mortality among minorities and the medically underserved in the United States; 2) enhance the competency of health care providers, laypersons and survivors in the areas of primary and secondary cancer prevention, early detection and treatment; and 3) promote culturally competent cancer care and services and ethnically balanced research. To this end, the 7th Biennial Symposium will focus on: 1)Cutting Edge Science. State-of-the-art briefings on basic, clinical, translational, biobehavioral and populations sciences by leading researchers. This session will be chaired by Dr. Richard Klausner, NCI director, and co-chaired by a cancer survivor. Dr. Francis Collins, NHGRI director, will present a special presentation on the impact of the Human Genome Research Project on cancer in minority and medically underserved populations; 2) Cancer Survivorship - Building a Research Agenda for Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Medically Underserved Populations. This general session will focus on issues from secondary prevention to pain management; 3) Survivorship. Cancer survivors play an important role throughout the meeting to reinforce the idea that survival is a realistic goal. In addition, practical and culturally relevant presentations on the role of cancer survivors in care giving, and coalition building; program planning and implementation are planned; 4) Cancer Prevention and Control: A Comprehensive Approach - Does it Work? The focus will be on the impact of diet and nutrition, tobacco use, and environmental factors; 5) Cancer Education Resources Program. Integrated into the formal program, a daily schedule of educational exhibits, materials library and a computer learning center, along with program demonstrations and technical assistance workshops will be available to the participants; and 8) Public Policy. Attendees will participate in several forums allowing an exchange of information. Special summits are planned on cancer surveillance and epidemiology; cancer and the environment; and tobacco control. The Intercultural Cancer Council along with a distinguished roster of advisors and consultants are designing a program that will involve representatives from the full continuum of cancer and minority health research, care, and policy development. The Symposium format will include scientific presentation, panel discussions, posters, and audience participation in Q and A sessions. There will be a multimedia educational resources center and networking opportunities will be promoted. Edited proceedings of the Symposium will be published as a supplement to CANCER. Selected student abstracts and presentations will be published in Cancer Research Therapy and Control. Relevant manuscripts will be published in Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health.