On July 10, the ACS Comprehensive Cancer Initiative team will discuss the impact of stigma on access to cancer screening and provide suggested strategies to reduce this barrier.

“Overcoming Stigma as a Barrier to Equitable Lung Cancer Care”

In collaboration with the ACS National Lung Cancer Roundtable, join us on July 10, 2024, from 1-2 PM EST. Register now to participate.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa is the Director of the Cancer Prevention Precision Control Institute at the Center for Discovery & Innovation (CDI) at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey; Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention & Control Program; and a Co-Director of Community Outreach & Engagement for the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Consortium.

Dr. Jamie L. Studts is a Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Scientific Director of Behavioral Oncology. He also serves as the Co-Leader for the Cancer Prevention and Control program and Co-Director of the Population Health Shared Resource at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

During this session, you will learn:

• The importance and rationale of a person-centered approach to lung cancer screening.
• How to engage diverse community partners into the lung cancer community.
• Recommendations for changing the public discourse around lung cancer to create more equitable lung cancer screening, treatment, and survivorship.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kg3KdEenRbi1VAjnA_FUJw#/registration