Oral

This informative session will focus on screening methods and programs for a variety of cancer types. Presentations will discuss breast and cervical cancer screening programs in Chicago, on the United States-Mexican border, in Belize and issues associated with targeting underserved women. Another presentation will discuss the disparity in colorectal cancer mortality and screening rates in African-Americans as compared to white Americans.

Session Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Assess the effectiveness of a Promotora-administered educational program to promote long-term breast and cervical cancer screening 2. Recognize different strategies to address breast cancer screening in underserved women 3. Describe the disparity in colorectal cancer mortality and screening rates in African-Americans as compared to white Americans 4. Identify the risk factors and social determinants associated with cancer screening in two different Asian subgroups 5. Discuss the outcomes of recruiting methods, abnormal cervical cancer screening results and prevalence of HPV (genotypes) in Belizian women