Close the Gap

The SurvivorNet Community Is Working to Close The Gap

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  • SurvivorNet holds an annual Close the Gap conference to educate, spread awareness, and ultimately, work to eliminate, racial disparities in cancer care.
  • The goal is to ensure everyone has access to education about cancer, screening recommendations, treatment options, clinical trials, and more.
  • Watch the full Close the Gap conference here.

The SurvivorNet Community Is Working to Close The Gap

  • SurvivorNet holds an annual Close the Gap conference to educate, spread awareness, and ultimately, work to eliminate, racial disparities in cancer care.
  • The goal is to ensure everyone has access to education about cancer, screening recommendations, treatment options, clinical trials, and more.
  • Watch the full Close the Gap conference here.

More Cancer Cases, More Deaths: What Are the Risks?

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  • Black Americans have the highest cancer death rates and shortest survival times of any racial or ethnic group in this country.
  • Social and economic disparities, as well as a lack of access to care, are contributing to negative outcomes.
  • Many cases could be prevented with better access to screening, awareness efforts, and lifestyle interventions.

More Cancer Cases, More Deaths: What Are the Risks?

  • Black Americans have the highest cancer death rates and shortest survival times of any racial or ethnic group in this country.
  • Social and economic disparities, as well as a lack of access to care, are contributing to negative outcomes.
  • Many cases could be prevented with better access to screening, awareness efforts, and lifestyle interventions.

Rebuilding Trust in Healthcare

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  • Black Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials studying new cancer treatments.
  • For some in the Black community, there is a distrust of medical research dating back to the infamous Tuskegee Study.
  • Efforts are underway to engage more minorities in research, so that they can gain more benefit from the treatments being studied.

Rebuilding Trust in Healthcare

  • Black Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials studying new cancer treatments.
  • For some in the Black community, there is a distrust of medical research dating back to the infamous Tuskegee Study.
  • Efforts are underway to engage more minorities in research, so that they can gain more benefit from the treatments being studied.

Additional Resources

Disparities in cancer risk, outcomes, and care persist among minority patients. There are initiatives in progress to help bridge the gap and improve outcomes in people of all races.

For more information on how to bridge this gap, check out the below resources:

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