7TH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM ON MINORITIES AND CANCER

这项申请的目的是为第七届关于少数群体、医疗服务不足和癌症的双年度研讨会筹集资金。研讨会将於一九九九年二月二十七日至三月三日在华盛顿特区君悦酒店举行。在美国，少数族裔和低收入人群的癌症发病率和死亡率不成比例。已出版的报告记录了这些群体所遭受的差异。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解决这场危机。少数民族、医疗服务不足和癌症双年研讨会系列成立于1987年，旨在为此目的提供一个多元文化论坛。研讨会系列的总体目标是：1)交流最新的科学和治疗信息，分享降低美国少数族裔和医疗服务不足者癌症发病率和死亡率不成比例的策略；2)提高卫生保健提供者、非专业人员和幸存者在一级和二级癌症预防、早期发现和治疗领域的能力；以及3)促进具有文化竞争力的癌症护理和服务以及种族平衡研究。为此，第七届双年一度的研讨会将集中讨论：1)尖端科学。由主要研究人员就基础科学、临床科学、翻译科学、生物行为科学和人口科学进行的最新简报。这次会议将由NCI主任Richard Klausner博士主持，并由一名癌症幸存者联合主持。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中的癌症的影响发表专题演讲；2)癌症生存--为种族和少数民族以及医疗服务不足人群建立研究议程。本次普通会议将集中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发挥了重要作用，以强化生存是一个现实目标的想法。此外，关于癌症幸存者在护理和联盟建设中的作用的实用和文化相关的演讲；计划中的计划和实施；4)癌症预防和控制：全面的方法-它有效吗？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。与正式计划相结合，将向参与者提供教育展览、材料图书馆和计算机学习中心的每日时间表，以及计划演示和技术援助研讨会；以及8)公共政策。与会者将参加几个论坛，以便交换信息。计划举行关于癌症监测和流行病学、癌症与环境以及烟草控制的特别峰会。跨文化癌症理事会正在与一批杰出的顾问和顾问一起设计一项计划，该计划将包括来自癌症和少数族裔健康研究、护理和政策制定的整个连续体的代表。研讨会的形式将包括科学陈述、小组讨论、海报和观众参与问答环节。将有一个多媒体教育资源中心，并将促进联网机会。经过编辑的研讨会会议纪要将作为癌症的补充出版。选定的学生摘要和演示文稿将发表在《癌症研究、治疗与控制》杂志上。相关稿件将发表在《亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民健康杂志》上。

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.