Solution-Based Research to Address Disparities in Precision Cancer Health: A Case Report Elucidating the Design and Rationale of the Illinois Cancer Health Equity Research (I-CHER) Center
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Equity in precision cancer health, defined here as equitable access to inclusive cancer risk assessment, cancer risk reduction/management, and risk-appropriate cancer healthcare from prevention through survivorship, is critical for addressing broader population cancer disparities. Specifically, we describe the impact of the Illinois Cancer Health Equity Research (I-CHER) Center on precision cancer health equity, including how the Center cumulatively served >10,000 residents from under-resourced communities; disseminated findings to >300 members of the local cancer health disparities workforce; and translated scientific solutions into sustained clinical practice and two state laws. The objective of this case report is to describe the I-CHER Center's multisectoral structure; participatory administrative processes for research; early implementation challenges and tensions across sectors; and solutions that contributed to early center-wide successes. This case report offers one example of the administrative infrastructure needed for advancing scientific solutions in precision cancer health equity within a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and its internal federally qualified health center (FQHC).
Authors: Frank A. Granata, Aileen Shen, Karissa Cerda, Monet Jones, Osei Bekoe, Erica Seltzer, Julie Bobitt, Margaret Wright, Paola Torres, Carolina Bujanda, Angelina Izguerra, L. A. Naiche, Vivian Pan, Ana Waite, Keith Naylor, Patrick Smith, Ryan Nguyen, Leslie Carnahan, Vida Henderson, Kent Hoskins, Chinwe Ewenighi, Hunter K. Holt, Shaveta Khosla, M. J. Godoy-Calderon, Saria Lofton, Ines Pulido, Ameen Salahudeen, Elizabeth Rivera, Joanne Glenn, Candace Henley, Charles Walton, Karen Sharer, Ally Lopshire, Marcus Evans, Ian Jasenof, Vijayakrishna Gadi, Pamela Ganschow, Jan Kitajewski, Marian Fitzgibbon, Yamilé Molina
Institutions: University of Illinois Chicago, American Cancer Society
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,016
OpenAlex ID: W7147117221
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