Researchers say the pandemic poses an additional burden on communities of color that already experience cancer health disparities.
For example, Black Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer than any other racial group in the United States and screening for the disease has declined substantially due to the pandemic. But a community-based effort at a Philadelphia church is using an innovative approach to address the problem.
Brain cancer survivor Lanette Veres started the Gray Matters Foundation, a nonprofit that provides encouragement to brain tumor patients through gift packages and cards. Read Lanette's story and the stories of other cancer survivors.
Learn about physician-scientists and cancer researchers like Fellow of the AACR Academy Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, who are driving progress against cancer.
