Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and Cancer

亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民妇女与癌症

• 批准号: 6360059
• 负责人: Grace Yoo
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6360059
• 关键词: Asian Americans; Pacific Islander; breast neoplasm /cancer diagnosis; breast neoplasms; cervix neoplasms; female; medical outreach /case finding; meeting /conference /symposium; neoplasm /cancer diagnosis; reproductive system disorder diagnosis; women's health

According to the most recent reports from the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US cancer death rates have been declining for all racial and ethnic groups except Asian American and Pacific Islander women (Wingo et al. 1998). In addition to the alarming cancer death rates in this community, these women also experience the lowest screening rates for breast and cervical cancers compared to all other racial and ethnic groups (American Cancer Society 1998, Kagawa-Singer and Pourat 2000). Faculty from the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University and the members of the Asian & Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivor's Network are proposing a statewide conference on October 26, 2001 to address these concerns. This conference will address the lowest U.S. Cancer screening rates and increasing cancer mortality rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander women, and the role of the medical, public health and lay communities in preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. The specific aims of the conference are: 1) educate physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, public health, and health science students on the barriers facing Asian American and Pacific Islander women in seeking and obtaining breast and cervical cancer screening; 2) educate the California Department of Health Services officials and staff, and other state, policy and public health officials on the barriers facing Asian American and Pacific Islander women in seeking and utilizing breast and cervical cancer screening; and 3) identify successful outreach, education and other strategies in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to increase access and utilize breast and cervical cancer screening services.

根据美国癌症学会，国家癌症研究所以及疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的最新报道，除了亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民妇女以外，美国癌症死亡率一直在下降（Wingo等，1998）。除了这个社区的癌症死亡率令人震惊，与所有其他种族和种族相比，这些女性还经历了乳腺癌和宫颈癌的筛查率最低（美国癌症协会，1998年，Kagawa-Singer和Pourat 2000）。旧金山州立大学亚裔美国研究系的教职员工以及亚裔和太平洋国家癌症幸存者网络的成员在2001年10月26日提议举行全州会议，以解决这些问题。这次会议将解决亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民妇女的美国癌症筛查率最低，并提高癌症死亡率，以及医疗，公共卫生和外行社区在预防，诊断和治疗癌症方面的作用。会议的具体目的是：1）教育医生，护士，社会工作者，辅导员，公共卫生和健康科学专业的学生在亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民妇女方面面临的障碍，以寻求和获得乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查； 2）教育加利福尼亚卫生服务局官员和工作人员，以及其他州，政策和公共卫生官员，以寻求亚裔岛民和太平洋岛民妇女寻求和利用乳房和宫颈癌筛查； 3）确定亚裔岛民和太平洋岛民社区的成功推广，教育和其他策略，以增加获取并利用乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查服务。