Asian American Cancer Health Disparities: Updates and Innovations

The objectives of Dr. Nguyen ’ s presentation will include: Know about the incidence and mortality rates of cancer among Asian AmericansKnow about cancer prevention and early detection behaviors and practices among Asian AmericansLearn about recent innovative interventions to address cancer prevention and early detection among Asian Americans Dr. Nguyen is the Director of the Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH) which has over 40 individual and organizational members dedicated to improving the health of Asian Americans. He is also the Co-Director of the UCSF Multi-Ethnic Health Equity Center (MERC), UCSF Dean ’ s Diversity Leader and formerly a Principal Investigator of the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART) a National Center funded by the National Cancer Institute to address cancer disparities from 2000 to 2016. Through these roles, Dr. Nguyen has addressed health disparities through research, training, and community outreach. At the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Nguyen is the Program Co-Leader of the Cancer Control Program and a Steering Committee member of the San Francisco Cancer Initiative, an innovative effort to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality across an entire city. He leads the SF-CAN ’ s Liver Cancer Task Force and served as a Commissioner on President Barak Obama ’ s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from 2011 to 2014 and as the Chair of the Com...
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