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Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention Perspective

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: We summarize Siteman Cancer Center catchment that covers 82 counties in southern Illinois and eastern Missouri. We note both the high poverty and cancer rates in many rural counties. Siteman Community Outreach and Engagement has developed a number of strategies to move towards achieving health equity. These include NCI-funded research projects in rural clinics and outreach to improve access to cancer prevention services. To increase capacity for community-engaged research, we have developed and refined a Community Research Fellows Training Program.

Source: Cancer Prevention Research

DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-23-0042

Authors: Graham A. Colditz, Bettina F. Drake, Timothy J. Eberlein

Institutions: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Community Health and Development

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute