The Connection Between Redlining, Race, Bias, and Breast Cancer
MCW Cancer Center’s Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS, and a team of investigators are conducting research to understand how neighborhood characteristics (such as socioeconomic status, racial segregation, home ownership and walkability) influence cancer rates and levels of survivorship.
MCW Blood Cancer Researchers Lead Efforts to Reduce Disparities in Access to Lifesaving Treatment
Transgender and Nonbinary People, and Providers, Benefit from Better Awareness of Screening Guidelines
Screenings help catch cancer early, resulting in more promising health outcomes. While the transgender and nonbinary population is growing, the majority are unsure of when and whether to be screened. A new study points to the need for greater cancer education and care.
Understanding Cancer Disparities
Cancer disparities persist in Wisconsin and throughout the United States with data showing populations impacted most negatively include racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, and people reporting low socioeconomic status. Drivers of disparities are complex and reflect multi-faceted and interacting determinants including policy, sociodemographic factors, healthcare access and lifestyle behaviors.
By working with community stakeholders to identify needs and addressing those needs through our scientific research and community outreach and engagement programs, we will reduce the cancer burden among those most impacted.
Our investigators are examining how policies related to health care access, housing, and tobacco use (among other factors) impact cancer outcomes; in addition to researchers who are actively working with members of the community to better understand how health behaviors affect cancer prevention, treatment response and survivorship.