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Increasing Equitable Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Follow-up
Project Description Lung cancer screening (LCS) using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can help reduce lung cancer mortality, but it requires annual screening and timely follow-up to be most…
ENGAGE: Expanding Access to Genetic Services for Childhood Cancer Survivors Through Telehealth
Project Description Childhood cancer survivors face a lifelong risk of developing subsequent cancers, yet many lack access to genetic counseling and testing due to geographic, financial, and health…
I-LEARN: Increasing Lung Cancer Screening Effectiveness and Access through Regional Networks
Project Description Across the United States, initiation of and adherence to lung cancer screening (LCS) remains low, partly due to challenges in identifying screening-eligible patients and supporting all…
REACH: Reengaging Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors in Cancer-Related Healthcare
Project Description Due to advances in treatment, 85% of children survive cancer, resulting in over 242,000 Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer in the United…
NOURISH: Screening for Food Insecurity in Oncology Settings for Underserved Rural Communities
Project Description Food insecurity, or the lack of consistent access to safe and nutritious food, accounts for almost twenty-five percent of all income-related cancer care disparities in the…
Self-Management of Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Project Description Care for childhood cancer is improving. Because of treatment advances, more than 80 percent of children with cancer become long-term survivors, resulting in 375,000 survivors aged…
GIFTT: The Guaranteed Income and Financial Treatment Trial
Project Description Financial hardships impact one in three patients during the course of their cancer treatment, and are experienced more severely by women, people of color, and low-income…
Charu Aggarwal
Leslye M. Heisler Professor for Lung Cancer Excellence Section Chief, Thoracic and Head & Neck Cancer Dr. Charu Aggarwal is the Leslye Heisler Professor for Lung Cancer Excellence at the University…
Text Messaging and Take-At-Home Tests Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening
Project Description By providing the opportunity for early discovery and curative treatment, regular screenings have been shown to reduce mortality rates for colorectal cancer (CRC). Unfortunately, regular screening…
iSMART: Implementation Strategies for Monitoring Adherence in Real Time for Oral Anticancer Therapies
Project Description Oral therapies in the treatment of lung cancer have unique side effect profiles that can lead to suboptimal adherence if not adequately managed, contributing ultimately to…