AACR Conference on The Science of Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities

描述（由申请人提供）：本次会议的主题为“种族/少数民族和医疗服务不足人群的癌症健康差异科学”，将于2013年12月6日至9日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行。本次会议将是AACR系列会议的第六次会议，该系列会议专门关注癌症健康差异科学。前几次关于种族/少数民族和医疗服务不足人群癌症健康差异科学的会议分别于2007年、2009年、2010年、2011年和2012年举行。虽然大多数关于癌症健康差异的会议侧重于政策和公共卫生问题，但本次会议的目标是将基础科学家和临床医生的观点与政策和公共卫生结合起来。癌症发病率的种族差异是有据可查的。虽然数据表明，获得高质量的医疗服务是导致癌症差异的原因之一，但其他因素也起着重要作用，包括肿瘤生物学、遗传学、荷尔蒙状况、生活方式和行为，

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed conference, titled "The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved," will be held from December 6-9, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. This proposed conference will be the sixth in an AACR series focused specifically on the science of cancer health disparities. The previous conferences on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved were held in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. While most conferences on cancer health disparities focus on policy and public health issues, the goal of this conference is to incorporate perspectives from basic scientists and clinicians in conjunction with policy and public health. Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer rates are well documented. While data suggest that access to quality care contributes to cancer disparities, other factors also play a major role, including tumor biology, genetics, hormonal status, lifestyle and behavior, screening policies, comorbidities, environmental exposure and risk, quality of and response to therapy, and post- therapeutic surveillance. The goal of this conference and the conference series is to bring together scientists and other professionals working in a variety of disciplines o discuss the latest findings in the field and to stimulate the development of new research in cancer health disparities. Transdisciplinary interactions between a variety of disciplines including basic science, clinical research, population science, behavioral research, and cancer survivorship, are needed to move the field forward and make progress in reducing and eliminating disparities as they relate to cancer.