Understanding How Health Care Disparities May Influence Your Cancer Treatment and Care

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Topics Covered

• Disproportionate Burden of Cancer & Infectious Diseases on People of Color
• Social Determinants of Health, Including Languages Spoken, Health Literacy, Culture, Race, Gender Orientation, LGBTQI+, Religion, Access to Medical Care
• Influence of the Local & Regional Environment in Which You Live
• How Race May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects & Pain Management
• Tips to Find Your Best Care Team
• Access to Cancer Treatment in the LGBTQI+ Community
• The Role of Housing, Cost of Cancer Treatment & Follow-Up Care on Your Health
• Food & Pharmacy Deserts
• Food Insecurity: Tips to Increase Your Access to Health Promoting Nutrition
• Job Commitments, Access, Transportation to Treatment & More
• How Telehealth May Help in Advancing Your Health Equity
• Tips to Cope with Health Care Disparities: Valuing Your Identity
• Guidelines to Communicate with Your Health Care Team
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Chasity Burrows Walters, PhD, RN

Vice President, Chief Health Literacy Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Carmen D. Méndez, MSN, RN, OCN

Perioperative Nurse Liaison, LGBTQI+ Cancer Care Nurse Navigator, Josie Robertson Surgery Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Maria Chi, DSW, MSW

Clinical Oncology Social Worker, Author & Researcher, Health Care Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Psychosocial Oncology & Financial Toxicity

Sara Grisales Jaramillo, MSW

Insights and Call Center Program Manager, CancerCare

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on June 02, 2025.