Community Core

癌症造成了很高的发病率和死亡率，特别是在路易斯安那州的少数民族中，那里的差异是 有很好的记录，但了解甚少。一些差异部分归因于癌症的差异 筛查是一个以社区为重点的干预措施可以发挥显著作用的领域。LSUHSC 位于路易斯安那州农村的河流教区早期检测和预防计划（索伦托诊所） 对理解癌症筛查中的差异做出了很大贡献。这个五年的设施是一个 一个独特的计划，位于工业走廊，那里有一个不成比例的癌症（见 以上）。该诊所致力于癌症筛查，每年进行2，000多次癌症筛查。 该研究中心也已成为我们LSUHSC MB-CCOP的重要组成部分，可招募受试者参加NCI申办的预防试验。 我们的培训和社区参与核心都将利用这一独特的设置。比如说， 索伦托诊所将提供培训CRA的机会，并将提供夏季研究轮换， 本科生事实上，这个诊所已经成为流行的医学生谁希望执行一个 癌症筛查的“一个月”选修课。“此外，EXCELth运营的四个癌症中心是癌症患者 通过社区参与促进筛查。为此，我们的社区参与核心将 提供关于如何加强少数群体参与癌症筛查的新知识。这个程序 已经明显地和可重复地增加了AA妇女的乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查。这 该计划在社区参与部分详细介绍。

Cancer causes great morbidity and mortality particularly among minorities in Louisiana, where disparities are well documented but poorly understood. Some of the disparities are attributable in part to differences in cancer screening, an area in which community-focused interventions can make a remarkable difference. An LSUHSC site, the River Parishes Early Detection and Prevention Program, located in rural Louisiana (Sorrento Clinic) has contributed highly to the understanding of disparities in cancer screening. This five year old facility is a unique program, located in the industrial corridor where there is a disproportionate number of cancers (see above). This clinic is dedicated to cancer screening, and over 2,000 cancer screenings per year are performed. This site has also become and important component of our LSUHSC MB-CCOP by enrolling subjects into NCI-sponsored prevention trials. Both our Training and Community Engagement Cores will take advantage of this unique setting. For example, the Sorrento Clinic will offer opportunities for training CRAs and will offer summer research rotations for undergraduates. In fact, this clinic has become popular among medical students who wish to perform a one month "elective in cancer screening." In addition, the four FQHCs run by EXCELth are sites where cancer screening is promoted through community engagement. To that end, our Community Engagement Core will produce new knowledge on how to enhance the participation of minorities in cancer screening. This program has demonstrably and reproducibly increased the breast and cervical cancer screening of AA women. This program is presented in detail in the section devoted to Community Engagement.