Disparities Across the Cancer Care Continuum.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students. The course is designed to provide students with training and skills development focused on the fundamentals of cancer prevention and control, with an emphasis on addressing cancer disparities using a multidisciplinary approach. The course will discuss the distribution of several types of cancer from local to global settings and how to identify their underlying causes and risk factors. Students will learn about the national and international systems of cancer surveillance, and how these sources of data drive research across multiple levels from patient-facing clinical settings to communities to those that inform policy-making. The course will also highlight the gaps in the current surveillance infrastructure and the limits of the data they produce as well as opportunities to improve their impact on the health of persons diagnosed with cancer. Students will learn how to identify compelling research questions with real-world implications for improving public health outcomes, particularly for those facing a high burden of cancer.