BACKGROUND In 2000 and in 2 subsequent 5‐year cycles, the National Cancer Institute
funded grantees on a regional and national basis to address community needs for cancer …

Abstract The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training
(AANCART) is the first special populations network for Asian Americans on a national basis …

Abstract The landmark Institute of Medicine Report on the “Unequal Burden of Cancer”
urgently called for efforts to reduce cancer disparities by conducting research that could …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the scope of concern of Asian Americans in
cancer treatment. Methods AANCART, the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness …

Asian Americans are the nation's fastest growing racial group in terms of percentages, and
they constitute a very heterogeneous population. The author reviewed the literature and …

The theme for the 2004 AANCART Academy,“Community Partnerships for Cancer Control:
From Vision to Synergy to Reality”, characterizes Best Practices for the Houston AANCART …

Purpose The Pacific Islander Cancer Control Network (PICCN) is one of the 18 Special
Populations Networks recently established by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to address …

Asian Americans are the fastest growing and the second largest foreign‐born ethnic group
in the United States. Cancer is a leading cause of death among Asian Americans. The Asian …

Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian Americans, and cancer cases among
Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans are expected to rise by 132% by …

Sociocultural, geographic, and biologic factors contribute to cancer health disparities
(CHDs) in Indigenous Pacific peoples (IPPs) in Guam, Hawai 'i, and the US Associated …