Cancer care disparities in Indigenous/Native populations in the Americas
Seaside Ballroom B
Discussion panel
Information
This session will discuss the cancer experience among Indigenous/Native populations in regions of the United States and in Mexico. Disparities in access to cancer prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care will be discussed, including implications and outcomes of those disparities as well as opportunities to address them.
Speakers
Yanin Chavarri-Guerra
Associate ProfessorInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránDesert Horse Grant
Chief Transformation OfficerSylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCharles Wiggins
Director and Principal InvestigatorNew Mexico Tumor RegistryNeal Palafox
ProfessorUniversity of Hawaii Cancer CenterAnu Mariampillai
Medical Director Hematology/OncologyAlaska Native Medical Center