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Transportation Assistance in Gynecologic Oncology
Project Description Cancer care often requires frequent travel to and from appointments, hospitals, and treatments. Many patients, however, do not have consistent access to reliable and affordable transportation methods.
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 United…
Predictive Algorithm to Improve Financial Toxicity Monitoring in Patients with Cancer
Project Description Financial hardship, which is affected by socioeconomic and clinical factors such as health insurance, employment, social support, income, cancer type and stage, and treatment plans, impacts approximately…
Breast SBDOH: Optimizing Collection of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Data in Breast Cancer Care
Project Description Social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDoH) are well-known root causes that have led to and perpetuate the disparities among patients with breast cancer. SBDoH comprise the…
Thibang Diphatlha: Testing Adaptive Strategies to Close the Gap From Cervical Cancer Diagnosis to Treatment in Botswana
Project Description Women in the sub-Saharan African nation of Botswana are 10 times more likely than their American counterparts to die of cervical cancer. This is due in large…
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 families.
First Intervention on Financial Toxicity in Gynecologic Oncology
Project Description Gynecologic cancers are the third most common cancer in the United States. While advances such as multi-modal therapeutics have had a positive impact on care and overall…
Financial Navigation Program for Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Project Description Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells which is currently incurable and often requires systemic therapy for the duration of a patient’s life–which for one…
Meredith Doherty
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Meredith Doherty, PhD, LCSW is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) and is an Assistant…
Tamara J. Cadet
Associate Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice Associate Professor, Dental Medicine Tamara J. Cadet, PhD, LICSW, MPH is the Director of the Program in Community Engagement Innovation at…