African Caribbean Cancer Consortium Scientific and Training Conference

描述(申请人提供)：非洲-加勒比癌症联合会(AC3)成立于2006年，目的是研究非洲裔人口中的病毒、遗传和环境风险因素。该联盟的成立为加勒比海、美国和非洲各个岛屿的研究人员之间的癌症研究提供了新的合作机会。自AC3成立以来，已有100多名研究人员加入，并在美国、加勒比海岛屿和非洲开展癌症风险的合作研究。宫颈癌和前列腺癌的研究正在美国、巴哈马、牙买加、特立尼达和多巴哥、圭亚那以及尼日利亚进行。美国正在进行头颈部癌症的研究。美国、特立尼达和多巴哥、巴巴多斯和圭亚那的乳腺癌研究正在进行中。研究人群包括非洲裔美国人、非洲裔加勒比人、非洲人以及居住在美国的非洲裔移民人口。我们寻求资金支持我们的下一次会议，题为“在非洲裔人口中推进癌症健康公平”。这次会议的目的是加强我们的全球癌症研究工作，并开展跨学科研究，以帮助了解癌症在风险、结果和存活率方面的健康差异背后的原因及其对全球黑人人口的影响。我们的主题强调跨学科的方法，这种方法超越了通过科学演示记录健康差距的范围，并促进了多层次的 研究议程，包括社区教育、技术/研究培训、合作研究规划和科学交流。这一努力将支持研究合作，帮助促进全世界黑人人口的最高水平的健康。我们期望研究人员(AC3成员和非成员)和社区参与者的参与将通过科学报告以及教育和技术培训讲习班促进知识转让。AC3成员大会将促进未来合作研究的思想交流。指导委员会的会议将有助于指导领导层的总体议程，即为我们的合作研究获得外部资金。这将是一次公开的会议。为了促进癌症健康公平，以下是具体目标：1)促进非洲裔人口中与癌症风险和结果有关的知识转让，并促进制定和协调涉及非洲裔美国人、非洲-加勒比和非洲人口的研究研究；2)通过为代表性不足的少数族裔研究人员和学生提供一个培训和职业发展的论坛，促进健康差距研究的多样性；以及3)向社区提供具有文化敏感性的研究信息，以便提高对癌症风险和预防战略的知识和认识。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3) was conceived in 2006 for the study of viral, genetic and environmental risk factors in populations of African descent. The establishment of this Consortium has provided new collaborative opportunities for cancer research among investigators throughout the various islands in the Caribbean, United States and Africa. Since the establishment of the AC3, more than 100 investigators have joined and are conducting collaborative studies of cancer risk in the US, Caribbean islands and Africa. Cervical and prostate cancer studies are ongoing in US, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana as well as Nigeria. Head and neck cancer studies are ongoing in the US. Breast cancer studies are ongoing in the US, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Guyana. The studied populations include African-Americans, African-Caribbean, African as well as immigrant African-descent populations living in the US. We seek funding to support our next conference entitled "Advancing Cancer Health Equity in Populations of African Descent." The purpose of this conference is to strengthen our global cancer research efforts and develop trans-disciplinary studies that will help to understand the reasons behind cancer health disparities in risk, outcome and survivorship and their impact on Black populations globally. Our theme emphasizes a trans-disciplinary approach that extends beyond the documentation of health disparities through scientific presentations, and facilitates a multi-level research agenda that involves community education, technical/research training, collaborative research planning, and scientific exchange. This effort will support research collaborations that will help to promote the highest level of health among Black populations worldwide. We expect that the engagement of research (AC3 members and non-members) and community participants will promote knowledge transfer through scientific presentations and both educational and technical training workshops. A general assembly of the AC3 membership will promote the exchange of ideas for future collaborative research studies. The Steering Committee meeting will help to guide the leadership on the overall agenda, which is to obtain extramural funding for our collaborative studies. This will be an open conference. To promote cancer health equity, the following are the Specific Aims: 1) to facilitate knowledge transfer related to cancer risk and outcomes in African-descended populations, and promote the development and coordination of research studies involving African- American, African-Caribbean and African populations; 2) Promote diversity in health disparities research by providing a forum for training and career development for under-represented minority investigators and students; and 3) To provide culturally sensitive research information to the community in order to improve knowledge and awareness of cancer risk and prevention strategies.