An Annual Symposium on Disparities in Milwaukee, WI, with a 2023 Focus on Older Adults with Cancer

Sailaja Kamaraju; June McKoy; Grant R. Williams; Nikesha Gilmore; Christina Minami; Kathryn Bylow; Helena Rajalingam; Chandler S. Cortina; Angela Beckert; Melinda Stolley; Dan Bullock; Razelle Kurzrock; Aminah Jatoi

doi:10.1007/s11912-024-01525-6

An Annual Symposium on Disparities in Milwaukee, WI, with a 2023 Focus on Older Adults with Cancer

Sailaja Kamaraju^*, June McKoy, Grant R. Williams, Nikesha Gilmore, Christina Minami, Kathryn Bylow, Helena Rajalingam, Chandler S. Cortina, Angela Beckert, Melinda Stolley, Dan Bullock, Razelle Kurzrock, Aminah Jatoi

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Purpose of Review: Cancer-related inequities are prevalent in Wisconsin, with lower survival rates for breast, colorectal, and lung cancer patients from marginalized communities. This manuscript describes the ongoing efforts at the Medical College of Wisconsin and potential pathways of community engagement to promote education and awareness in reducing inequities in cancer care. Recent Findings: While some cancer inequities are related to aggressive disease biology, health-related social risks may be addressed through community-academic partnerships via an open dialogue between the community members and academic faculty. To develop potential pathways of community-academic partnerships, an annual Cancer Disparities Symposium concept evolved as a pragmatic and sustainable model in an interactive learning environment. Summary: In this manuscript, we describe the programmatic development and execution of the annual Cancer Disparities Symposium, followed by highlights from this year’s meeting focused on geriatric oncology as discussed by the speakers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	855-864
Number of pages	10
Journal	Current oncology reports
Volume	26
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-024-01525-6
State	Published - Aug 2024

Funding

Medical College of Wisconsin, Industry sponsors. Dr. Gilmore\u2019s work was supported by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health grants K01CA276257 (PI: Gilmore). Dr. Cortina is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under Award Number 1K08CA276706-01A1 (PI: Cortina).

Keywords

Biomarkers in geriatric oncology
Cancer disparities
Geriatric assessment
Geriatric oncology
Side effect management in geriatric oncology
Surgical options for older women with breast cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oncology

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