Cancer Health Disparities Impacting AAPI Communities and the Rise in Racism Against Asian Americans

Date: 
May 7, 2021
Time: 
12:10 to 1:00pm
Place: 
Online

Department of Epidemiolgy & Biostatistics Presents:

Speakers: Scarlett Gomez, PhD, MPH, Professor ‎| Salma Shariff-Marco, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor ‎| Iona Cheng, PhD, MPH Professor

The continuing practice of aggregating cancer statistics masks distinct disparities within specific Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic populations. Drs. Gomez, Cheng and Shariff-Marco will highlight research examining cancer incidence and mortality across these ethnic groups and discuss the rise in discrimination against Asian Americans.

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