Health Disparities Resources
NCI Disparities
Resources for Cancer Disparities Researchers
- Resources for Cancer Disparities Researchers
Features 30 resources relevant to Cancer Health Disparities, organized by Basic/Translational/Preclinical Resources (Wet Lab Resources) and Population/Epidemiology Resources (Computer-Based Resources).
NIH/NCI Cancer Health Disparities Research Programs
The following programs and organizations help support NCI’s mission to reduce and eliminate cancer health disparities. Check out the About NCI page for a complete listing of NCI’s organizations.
- CRCHD’s Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE)
Program that enables institutions serving underserved health disparity populations and underrepresented students and NCI-designated Cancer Centers to train scientists from diverse backgrounds in cancer research and to effectively deliver cancer advances to racially and ethnically diverse communities. - National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Programs
The NIMHD oversees numerous programs that are central to NIH’s mission of uncovering knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. - NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)
Community-based program that aims to bring cancer clinical trials, as well as cancer care delivery research, to individuals in their own communities, thereby generating a broadly applicable evidence base that contributes to improved patient outcomes and a reduction in cancer disparities. - NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Works in partnership with the 27 NIH institutes and centers to ensure that women’s health research is part of the scientific framework at the NIH and throughout the scientific community.
Resources for Patients and Families
The following are useful links for patients and families seeking information about cancer and cancer care for racially and ethnically diverse audiences. Find additional resources for patients and families on the NCI Cancer Topics page or in NCI Publications.
Breast Cancer
- Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
(Spanish: Terapia hormonal para el cáncer de seno) - Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- NCI's Breast Cancer Home Page
(Spanish: Cáncer de seno (mama)) - Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk
- Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for Women
Cervical Cancer
- HPV and Cancer
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines
- Cervical Cancer Screening (HPV and Pap Testing)
- Understanding Cervical Changes: A Health Guide for Women
Colorectal Cancer
- Colon and Rectal Cancer Home Page
- Tests to Detect Colorectal Cancer and Polyps: Questions and Answers
Lung Cancer
Prostate Cancer
- Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test: Questions and Answers
- Understanding Prostate Changes: A Health Guide for Men
Clinical Trials
Coping and Survivorship
- Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment
(Spanish: Consejos de alimentación: Antes, durante y después del tratamiento del cáncer) - Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment
- Pain Control: A Guide for People With Cancer
African Americans
- Skin Cancer in People with Darker Skin
- Down Home Healthy Cooking: Recipes and Tips for Healthy Cooking
Hispanics & Latinos
Links to more than 160 resources in Spanish, including fact sheets, patient education booklets/pamphlets, videos, technical reports, and meeting summaries.
Native American
- Radioactive Iodine I–131 and Thyroid Cancer: An Education Resource
Addresses Native Americans concerns about I-131 fallout from the Nevada tests and its relationship to thyroid cancer.