Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities

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Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities

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oneofthe firstattemptstoaddresscancerdisparitiesfromsuchacomprehensiveperspective. Thisvolumereflectstheworkofanumberofnationalexpertsincancer disparities. Many are members of the Executive Committee of the Cancer Disparities Program-in-Development of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. Still others are also investigators in the National Cancer Institute Community Network Program MassCONECT (Massachusetts Community NetworkstoEliminateCancerDisparitiesthroughEducation,Researchand Training). Also,thisvolumeupdatesandexpandsaearlier2005monographon thetopicpublishedinthejournalCancerCausesandControl. Allauthorsare dedicatedtothegoalofeliminatingcancerdisparitiesandIamindebtedto them. IamparticularlygratefultoRachelWarren,TerraZipoyrnSnider,andDr. ClaudiaArriggfortheirunendingencouragementandsupport. Itismyhope thatthismonographrepresentsanothercontributiontowardhelpingallpeople enjoytheirhighestattainablestandardofhealth. Boston,MA HowardK. Koh,MD,MPH Contents PartI DimensionsofCancerDisparities 1 Defining,Investigating,andAddressingCancerInequities: CriticalIssues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NancyKrieger,KarenM. Emmons,andDavidWilliams 2 CancerDisparities:DataSystems,Sources,andInterpretation. . . . . 29 BarbaraD. Powe,AhmedinJemal,DexterCooper, andLokieHarmond 3 Genes,Environment,andCancerDisparities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 AlexandraE. Shields,StephanieM. Fullerton,andKennethOlden 4 WorkandOccupation:ImportantIndicatorsofSocioeconomic PositionandLifeExperiencesInfluencingCancerDisparities. . . . . . 83 GlorianSorensen,GraceSembajwe,AmyHarley, andLisaQuintiliani PartII SpecificChallengesinCancerDisparities 5 DisparitiesinTobaccoUseandLungCancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 HowardK. Koh,LorisElqura,andSarahMassinShort 6 SocioeconomicStatusandBreastCancerDisparities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 SherrieFlyntWallington,OtisW. Brawley, andMichelleD. Holmes 7 DisparitiesandColorec