Recommendations for Cancer Epidemiologic Research in Understudied Populations and Implications for Future Needs

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1297

Editorial

. 2016 Apr;25(4):573-80.

doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1297.

Recommendations for Cancer Epidemiologic Research in Understudied Populations and Implications for Future Needs

Damali N Martin¹, Tram Kim Lam², Katy Brignole², Kimlin T Ashing³, William J Blot⁴, Linda Burhansstipanov⁵, Jarvis T Chen⁶, Mark Dignan⁷, Scarlett Lin Gomez⁸, Maria Elena Martinez⁹, Alicia Matthews¹⁰, Julie R Palmer¹¹, Eliseo J Perez-Stable¹², Mario Schootman¹³, Hugo Vilchis¹⁴, Alexander Vu¹⁵, Shobha Srinivasan²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. martinda@mail.nih.gov.
² Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
³ Center for Community Alliance for Research and Education, City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California.
⁴ Division of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
⁵ Native American Cancer Research Corporation, Denver, Colorado. Native American Cancer Initiatives, Incorporated, Colorado.
⁶ Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁷ Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
⁸ Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, California. Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California.
⁹ Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
¹⁰ School of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
¹¹ Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
¹² National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
¹³ College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.
¹⁴ Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine/Burrell Institute for Health Policy & Research, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
¹⁵ Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 27196089
PMCID: PMC4874661
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1297

Editorial

Recommendations for Cancer Epidemiologic Research in Understudied Populations and Implications for Future Needs

Damali N Martin et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;25(4):573-80.

doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1297.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. martinda@mail.nih.gov.
² Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
³ Center for Community Alliance for Research and Education, City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California.
⁴ Division of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
⁵ Native American Cancer Research Corporation, Denver, Colorado. Native American Cancer Initiatives, Incorporated, Colorado.
⁶ Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁷ Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
⁸ Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, California. Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California.
⁹ Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
¹⁰ School of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
¹¹ Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
¹² National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
¹³ College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.
¹⁴ Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine/Burrell Institute for Health Policy & Research, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
¹⁵ Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 27196089
PMCID: PMC4874661
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1297

Abstract

Medically underserved populations in the United States continue to experience higher cancer burdens of incidence, mortality, and other cancer-related outcomes. It is imperative to understand how health inequities experienced by diverse population groups may contribute to our increasing unequal cancer burdens and disparate outcomes. The National Cancer Institute convened a diverse group of scientists to discuss research challenges and opportunities for cancer epidemiology in medically underserved and understudied populations. This report summarizes salient issues and discusses five recommendations from the group, including the next steps required to better examine and address cancer burden in the United States among our rapidly increasing diverse and understudied populations. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 25(4); 573-80. ©2016 AACR SEE ALL ARTICLES IN THIS CEBP FOCUS SECTION, "MULTILEVEL APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES".

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Distribution of race/ethnic populations in EGRP-supported consortia vs. US populations, 2014 *US Census 2014 data – downloaded 10/26/2015 From http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

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[3] Siegel RL, Fedewa SA, Miller KD, Goding-Sauer A, Pinheiro PS, Martinez-Tyson D, et al. Cancer statistics for Hispanics/Latinos, 2015. CA Cancer J Clin. 2015;65(6):457–80. doi: 10.3322/caac.21314. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Siegel RL, Fedewa SA, Miller KD, Goding-Sauer A, Pinheiro PS, Martinez-Tyson D, et al. Cancer statistics for Hispanics/Latinos, 2015. CA Cancer J Clin. 2015;65(6):457–80. doi: 10.3322/caac.21314. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Espey DK, Jim MA, Cobb N, Bartholomew M, Becker T, Haverkamp D, et al. Leading causes of death and all-cause mortality in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Am J Public Health. 2014;104(Suppl 3):S303–11. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301798. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Espey DK, Jim MA, Cobb N, Bartholomew M, Becker T, Haverkamp D, et al. Leading causes of death and all-cause mortality in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Am J Public Health. 2014;104(Suppl 3):S303–11. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301798. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Gomez SL, Noone AM, Lichtensztajn DY, Scoppa S, Gibson JT, Liu T, et al. Cancer incidence trends among Asian American populations in the United States, 1990–2008. Journal of the Nationall Cancer Institute. 2013;105:1096–110. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Gomez SL, Noone AM, Lichtensztajn DY, Scoppa S, Gibson JT, Liu T, et al. Cancer incidence trends among Asian American populations in the United States, 1990–2008. Journal of the Nationall Cancer Institute. 2013;105:1096–110. - PMC - PubMed

[9] White MC, Espey DK, Swan J, Wiggins CL, Eheman C, Kaur JS. Disparities in cancer mortality and incidence among American Indians and Alaksa Natives in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2014;104(Supple 3):S377–87. - PMC - PubMed

[10] White MC, Espey DK, Swan J, Wiggins CL, Eheman C, Kaur JS. Disparities in cancer mortality and incidence among American Indians and Alaksa Natives in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2014;104(Supple 3):S377–87. - PMC - PubMed

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