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Imagine that a woman’s mammogram turns up an abnormality that is classified as “probably benign.”
Even though the chance of breast cancer is only 2-4%, a doctor typically would ask the woman to return for another screening within six months, just to be sure.
If that woman was a Latina, however, delays and anxiety occur, appointments are missed and Latinas may skip subsequent screenings altogether, potentially setting the stage for confirmatory diagnoses at more advanced stages of cancer with lower survival probability.
How can that be avoided?
You’re invited to a webinar that explores how patient navigators—trained healthcare workers who support women and help them overcome barriers related to transportation, child care, insurance coverage, language, etc.—were able to reduce those potentially deadly delays.
The webinar, set for 3 p.m. EST Thursday, July 10, 2014, is the inaugural event in the Cancer Forum webinar series from the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, professor and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday, will discuss her study on patient navigation.
The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute as part of the Redes En Acción Latino cancer research network.
Read more about the study here.
Register here for the webinar, join the event here, or check out a webinar flyer.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
