Register Now for Congressional Briefing to Unveil AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024
WHAT
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host a briefing to unveil the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
First published in 2020, the biennial AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report aims to raise awareness among Congress and the American public of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minority groups and other medically underserved populations. The report highlights the underlying causes of cancer disparities, promising trends in reducing these inequities, and the importance of continued research, collaboration, and congressional action to achieve health equity and ensure that advances against cancer benefit all patients.
WHEN
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
12-1:30 p.m. ET
WHERE
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2255
45 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, D.C. 20515
To register to attend the briefing in person, please fill out this form. Please note: This event will not be livestreamed.
WHO
The briefing will include a panel discussion featuring cancer and health policy experts as well as cancer survivors who will share their personal stories.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), AACR Chief Executive Officer
Congressional Perspective
- U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)
Speakers
- Robert Winn, MD, FAACR, Chair, AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 Steering Committee; Director, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Brian A. King, PhD, MPH, Director, Center for Tobacco Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, Member, AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 Steering Committee; Chair, Division of Clinical and Translational Cancer Research, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Sanya A. Springfield, PhD, Member, AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024 Steering Committee; Director, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, National Cancer Institute
Cancer Survivor Perspectives
- Todd Gates, Irasema Chavez, and Oya Gilbert, cancer survivors and patient advocates featured in the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024
The briefing will conclude with a Q&A session.