Cancer

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with cancer researcher Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D., we discuss how to increase recruitment and enrollment of diverse groups in cancer clinical trials. MD Newsline: Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D.: “I think in order to improve and increase the recruitment and enrollment of diverse groups in clinical trials, it is important...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with cancer researcher Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D., we discuss cancer survival and cancer mortality among Black Americans. MD Newsline: Why do Black Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the United States for most cancers?  Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D.: “African Americans have...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with cancer researcher Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D., we discuss some of the challenges and disparities that cancer researchers have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. MD Newsline: What are some of the challenges and disparities that cancer researchers have faced in the wake of COVID-19? Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D.: “During...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with cancer researcher Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D., we discuss how to improve messaging on prostate cancer screening, breast cancer screening, and cervical cancer screening for African Americans. MD Newsline: How might we improve messaging surrounding prostate cancer screening, breast cancer screening, and cervical cancer screening?  Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ph.D.:...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with oncologist Dr. Onyemaechi Okolo, we discuss cancer management challenges and disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. MD Newsline: What are the biggest challenges that oncologists are tasked with in the wake of COVID-19? Dr. Onyemaechi Okolo: “One of the biggest challenges now is the generation of an immune response in...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with oncologist Dr. Onyemaechi Okolo, we discuss cancer survival and cancer mortality among Black Americans. We also discuss how a patient’s socioeconomic status and education level impact their cancer management. MD Newsline: Why do Black Americans have the highest mortality rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in...

Overall, progression-free, and cancer-specific survival worse for participants from areas with highest socioeconomic deprivation. High area-level socioeconomic deprivation is associated with worse survival for patients with cancer enrolled in clinical trials, according to a study published online March 17 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Joseph M. Unger, Ph.D., from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with oncologist Dr. Shaina Rozell, we discuss cancer survival and cancer mortality among Black Americans. We also discuss how a patient’s health literacy impacts their cancer management. MD Newsline: Why do Black Americans have the highest mortality rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the United States...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with oncologist Dr. Shaina Rozell, we discuss why diversity in the healthcare workforce matters and how unchecked implicit bias can hurt patient care. We also discuss how to increase recruitment and enrollment of African Americans in cancer clinical trials. MD Newsline: Can you speak to why diversity matters in...