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COC “Need to Read” Corner
The COC has and continues to be informed by the insights and perspectives of scholars, policy makers and practitioners in cancer disparities. Below are articles and links to important resources:
- Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Institutes of Medicine (2002)
- The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Institutes of Medicine (1999)
- A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies, Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002)
- A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: African American Priorities, Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006)
- Kreiger, Nancy. A Glossary for Social Epidemiology. Epidemiological Bulletin, Vol. 23 No. 1, March 2002
- Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans, 2006-2008. American Cancer Society.
- Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos, 2006-2008. American Cancer Society.
