Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Cancer Care Understanding barriers to better research and treatments A cancer diagnosis is one of the most difficult challenges a person and their family can face in life. Unfortunately, this challenge is even greater for some communities with various barriers—limited health care access, fewer cancer screenings, diagnosis at later stages, fewer treatment options offered—preventing them from getting the best care possible. Patient advocates from the African American, Latino, and Native American communities join us for a discussion of racial disparities in cancer care, self-advocacy, and building a support network. They will discuss social determinants of health, limited resources (financial and otherwise), and difficult relationships with health care teams. Moreover, they will discuss finding organizations and resources for knowledge and support, seeking out a second opinion, finding a clinical trial, and ensuring that your voice is heard. Together, they believe in empowerment through education and that you can control your cancer journey. Blood Cancer Immunotherapy Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy Kidney Cancer Immunotherapy Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy Intro to CRI Cancer Immunotherapy Basics: Harnessing Our Immune System to Fight Cancer Clinical Trials and Cancer Immunotherapy: Accessing Promising Treatments Patient Perspectives: Immunotherapy and Clinical Trial Experiences Bladder Cancer Immunotherapy Gynecologic Cancer Immunotherapy Liver Cancer Immunotherapy Skin Cancer and Melanoma Immunotherapy Go back to event page Go back Hosts Tamron Hall Award-Winning TV Host, Journalist, Executive Producer, and Philanthropist CRI Experts Julie Brahmer, MD Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Andrea Cercek, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Luis Diaz Jr., MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Peter E. Fecci, MD, PhD Duke Cancer Center, DukeHealth, and Duke University Lawrence Fong, MD UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Matthew D. Galsky, MD The Tisch Cancer Institute Sangeeta Goswami, MD, PhD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Elizabeth Ann Mittendorf, MD, PhD Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center Joseph E. Ravenell, MD Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Ana I. Velázquez Mañana, MD MSc UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil University of Pennsylvania Health System Jennifer Wargo, MD, MMSc The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health Theodore H. Welling, MD Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health CRI ImmunoAdvocates LaToya Bolds-Johnson, PA-C, CAQ-EM Breast Cancer Advocate & Thriver Stephen Estrada Long-term Survivor of Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Stephanie Gangi Breast Cancer Navigator Sunshine Pegues Lung Cancer Veteran John White Prostate Cancer Veteran CRI Moderators Brian Brewer Cancer Research Institute Sponsors Gold Silver Contributor Friend Host Institutions Request a clinical trials orientation appointment Request Questions? Contact[email protected]
