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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2000;283:2092-2093.

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) launched a new initiative April 6 to find answers to the question of why certain minority populations face unequal burdens of cancer.

The "Special Populations Networks for Cancer Awareness Research and Training" initiative is intended to create relationships between research institutions and community-based programs to enhance minority enrollment in clinical trials, foster cancer awareness, and encourage the development of minority biomedical researchers.

Otis Brawley, MD, director of the Office of Special Populations Research at the NCI, said the project, which specifically addresses unequal cancer rates among minority populations, is needed.

"Disparities in health clearly exist," Brawley said at a press conference. "The [NCI] has been looking at disparities in cancer a long time with increased appreciation of the effects of culture, the effects of behavior, and other human factors."

$60 MILLION ALLOCATED

To achieve its goals, the NCI issued 18 grants, totaling $60 . . . [Full Text of this Article]