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Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Health Care Symposium

Partnerships: Key to Reducing Cancer Disparities. Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Health Care Symposium July 8, 2013 Georgia Regents University Augusta, GA Samir N. Khleif, MD

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Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Health Care Symposium

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  1. Partnerships: Key to Reducing Cancer Disparities Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Health Care Symposium July 8, 2013Georgia Regents UniversityAugusta, GA Samir N. Khleif, MD Director, GRU Cancer CenterDirector, Cancer Service LineProfessor of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Graduate Studies

  2. Snap Shot: Georgia Cancer Incidence & Death Rates • 8thhighest breast cancer death rate in U.S. • 3rd highest prostate cancer incidencerate(new cases) among Black men in the U.S. • Prostate cancer death rate in GA is 17% above the U.S. • 10thhighest lung cancer incidence rate in the U.S. among white men

  3. All Cancer Death Rates by Georgia County (2005-2009) • 42,000 new cases/year • ~15,000 Georgians die each year from cancer 222.2 – 316.1 208.5 – 222.1 199.4 – 208.4 186.3 – 199.3 174.1 – 186.2 143.7 – 174.0 US Average

  4. All Cancer Death Rates by Georgia County (2005-2009) Cancer death rates RISING or stable N= 119 Counties Projected cancer-related medical cost= $7.3B in 2020 Source: Am J Manage Care. 2012; 18(9) 525-532 Source: SEER State Cancer Profiles

  5. Cancer Disparity in Georgia Breast Cancer • 8th highest death rate in US • 21% more black women die from breast cancer than white women • Black women in Georgia have the 9th highest incidence among US blacks • White women in Georgia have the 28th highest incidence of breast cancer among US whites Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMMWR 11-16-12 61(45);0922-926 www.cdc.gov/cancer/mmwr

  6. Cancer Disparity in Georgia Prostate Cancer • 5th highest incidence in the country • Black men have the 3rdhighest incidence in the US • 2X more black men are diagnosed • 3X more black men die of their diseasecompared to white men

  7. Cancer Disparity in Georgia Colorectal Cancer • Blacks in Georgia have a Colorectal Cancer Death Rate that is 43% higher than Whites

  8. Obesity-related Cancer Risks (2007) 75.0% of Black Georgia Adults are overweight or obese vs. 63.6% of White Georgia Adults

  9. Mission “To reduce the burden of cancer in the State of Georgia and across the globe through superior care, innovation, and education”

  10. Vision To become an NCI-designated cancer center, internationally recognized for the integration of:

  11. Benefits of NCI Designation for Georgia • Enhance health care outcomes • Provide state-of-the-art therapy and access to personalized medicine • Enhance understanding of cancer biology/behavior in minority populations • Increase population awareness and cancer prevention • Recruitment of top tier professionals • Promote economic development • Promote collaborations across academic institutions

  12. GRU Cancer Center Path Toward Diversity Program • Completed Report on Regional Disparities • Diversity Research Committee • Diversity Science Directed Recruitment • Development of Community Advisory Board • Development of Minority Driven Awareness Program • Development of Basic Science Research Program • Tumor BioBank • Minority-Based CCOP

  13. Clinical Trials Statewide Network (MB-CCOP) in Georgia- GRU Cancer Center is home to the only NCI Minority-Based Community Cancer Oncology Program

  14. What Does it Take? • State-of-the-art comprehensive facility • “40-50” additional research faculty • Robust clinical trial program creating the GRU Cancer Center Clinical Trial Network • Strong Georgia Tumor BioBankexpanding organizations statewide • Public outreach and minority-based programs

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