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Accelerating Equity: Cancer Care for All Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)
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The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) is dedicated to accelerating progress against cancer through research, treatment, and advocacy.
This podcast is hosted by AACI President Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, enterprise director of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. Each episode contributes to an important dialogue about cancer health disparities, or the disproportionate burden of cancer among certain populations, and strategies to mitigate these disparities.
Learn more: https://aaci-cancer.org
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Episode 1 | Norman E. Sharpless, MD
In Episode 1, AACI President Dr. Karen E. Knudsen interviews Dr. Norman E. Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). They discuss the role of the NCI and cancer centers in understanding and addressing cancer disparities, recruiting a diverse oncology workforce, the “twin pandemics” of COVID-19 and structural racism, and the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act.
Episode Transcript
Episode Links:
AACI: https://aaci-cancer.org
National Cancer Institute: https://cancer.gov
National Cancer Act 50th Anniversary Commemoration: https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/nca50
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