Prostate Cancer Disparities in Florida
Year: 2018 | Competency/Strategic Skill: N/A | Priority Topic: N/A | Setting: Online | Format: On-Demand | Sponsor: Florida A&M University
Overview:
This is a recording of a webinar.
Join Dr. Ernie Kaninjing as he discusses prostate cancer disparities in Florida. At the University of Florida, Dr. Kaninjing conducts research examining the biological, behavioral, and environmental risk factors for prostate cancer in Black men globally. Dr. Kaninjing also manages the Minority in Cancer Research Training Center (MiCaRT) at the University of Florida and Florida A&M University which focuses on cancer research and training for African-Americans in Florida. As the project manager at the Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC), supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Dr. Kaninjing continues his research aimed at identifying and examining prostate cancer disparities globally.
By the end of this training, participants should be able to:
- Define key terms related to prostate cancer
- Identify groups (sub-populations) affected by disparities in Florida
- Quantify the nature of prostate cancer disparities in Florida
- Understand how geography can enhance our understanding of disparities
- Identify contributing factors to disparities in prostate cancer
- Explore treatment patterns among newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients in Florida
- Explore possible actions that can be pursued to eliminate disparities in prostate cancer outcomes in Florida