The 4th Bi-annual international African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium conference: building capacity to address cancer health disparities in populations of African descent

Infectious Agents and Cancer

Camille Ragin⁴  Barbara Wilson⁸  Vera Tolbert¹  Stanley Straughter²  Oni Richards-Waritay⁵  Yvonne O’Garro⁹  Raphiatou Noumbissi⁶  Gilda Jean-Louis³  Ernestine Delmoor⁷  Carlene Bowen^1,11  Jasmine Campbell^1,10  Elizabeth Blackman^1,10 

[1] The Coalition of African Communities (AFRICOM), Philadelphia, PA, USA;Echoes of Africa, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Elise Joseph Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Department of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA;African Family Health Organization (AFAHO), Philadelphia, PA, USA;Sharing Health and Hope in Cameroon Africa (SHAHICA), Philadelphia, PA, USA;National Black Leadership Initiative in Cancer - Philadelphia Chapter, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Caribbean Festival & Cultural Organization of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;St. Vincent and the Grenadines Organization of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Cancer Prevention and Control, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, 333 Cottman Avenuue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA;Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

关键词: Women’s cancers;    Building consortia;    Innovative research;    Cancer health disparities;   

Others  :  1161150
DOI  :  10.1186/1750-9378-9-35

 received in 2014-07-02, accepted in 2014-09-30,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

This is a brief summary of the 4^th International Meeting of the African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3), organized and sponsored by Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC), and held on July 21–22, 2012 at the Lincoln University Graduate Center, Lincoln Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. AC3 investigators gathered in Philadelphia, PA to present the results of our ongoing collaborative research efforts throughout the African Diaspora. The general theme addressed cancer health disparities and presentations represented all cancer types. However, there was particular emphasis on women’s cancers, related to human papillomavirus (HPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Blackman et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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