

Cancer care disparities in Indigenous/Native populations in the Americas
Seaside Ballroom B
Discussion panel
Information
This session will discuss the cancer experience among Indigenous/Native populations in regions of the United States and in Mexico. Disparities in access to cancer prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care will be discussed, including implications and outcomes of those disparities as well as opportunities to address them.
Speakers

Yanin Chavarri-Guerra
Associate ProfessorInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Desert Horse Grant
Chief Transformation OfficerSylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Charles Wiggins
Director and Principal InvestigatorNew Mexico Tumor Registry
Neal Palafox
ProfessorUniversity of Hawaii Cancer Center
Anu Mariampillai
Medical Director Hematology/OncologyAlaska Native Medical Center