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Ray Blind named associate director for DEI at Vanderbilt-Ingram

Ray Blind, Ingram Assistant Professor of Cancer Research, was named associate director for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

April 26, 2024

Vol.50 No.17

Guest Editorial

Call to action: To address Black cancer disparities, focus on research prioritization and clinical studies inclusion
Minority Cancer Awareness Week

People of African ancestry (Black/African American) have some of the worst cancer incidence and greatest mortality, compared to white and other racial and ethnic populations in the U.S. On average, Black persons are 1.5 times more likely to have cancer and >2X more likely to die from cancer compared to whites. xxx:more

April 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.16

By Kimlin Tam Ashing, Nadine J. Barrett, Kim F. Rhoads, Folakemi T. Odedina, Hayley S. Thompson and Camille C. R. Ragin

Health Equity

NCI creates Cancer Equity Leaders group to improve cancer health equity

To address inequities in cancer health, NCI is collaborating with a diverse team of experts and cancer center directors—named the Cancer Equity Leaders (CEL)—to learn from communities and inform workforce development as well as outreach initiatives.

April 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.15

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

In the Archives

ACS celebrates Black leaders whose contributions shaped health equity in cancer

In an article for the Cancer History Project, the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network celebrate six trailblazing Black leaders and pioneers who have made a lasting impact on health equity in oncology.

April 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.14

In the Archives

Women’s History Month: How women in oncology are fighting for cultural change

In 2018, Narjust Florez was attending a panel at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and on the stage were three physicians—one woman and two men.

March 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.11

Black History Month In the Archives

Before her legendary career at NIH, Vivian Pinn was the second Black woman to graduate from UVA med school
As a student, the first director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health helped desegregate Charlottesville

On her first day of medical school at the University of Virginia in 1963, Vivian Pinn waited for the other students who looked like her to show up.

March 01, 2024

Vol.50 No.09

By Robert A. Winn and Alexandria Carolan

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Call to action: To address Black cancer disparities, focus on research prioritization and clinical studies inclusion
Minority Cancer Awareness Week

Before her legendary career at NIH, Vivian Pinn was the second Black woman to graduate from UVA med school
As a student, the first director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health helped desegregate Charlottesville