Disparities in Cancer Outcomes

Women In Government Podcast

Women In Government Podcast Disparities in Cancer Outcomes Cancer is comprised of more than 100-diseases affecting all population groups in the United States. However, due to social, environmental, and economic disadvantages, a few groups bear a disproportionate burden of cancer. Hispanic/Latino and Black women have higher rates of cervical cancer. American Indians/Alaska Natives have higher death rates from kidney cancer. Those numbers are surprising and hopefully eye-opening to many in the medical community. On this episode of the Women In Government Podcast, our panel discusses the unique barriers that women and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) face in accessing screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. #AccessToHealthCare ••••• ••••• ••••• MODERATOR: Omeria Scott, Mississippi State Representative and Women In Government's Newest State Director GUEST #1: Dr. Gary Puckrein, Ph.D., President National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) GUEST #2: Dr. Liza Kunz, M.D., Medical Affairs Leader, Roche ••••• ••••• ••••• For more information, please visit www.womeningovernment.org Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, www.osuchluck.com