What can the American Cancer Society do to get more African Americans to be screened for cancer?
You have to couple screening with treatment. You can’t screen someone, tell them they have a disease, and then say, ‘you’re on your own.’ They may delay seeking care because they don’t know how to enter the system and/or they may not think they that have the disease because they don’t feel anything. At some point in time a system is going to have to be set up. In other studies that I have done, I have been able to find a way to provide services for the individuals who need those services. Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D. directs the Center for Research on Minority Health at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Jones is presently a Professor in the Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC). In 2001, the American Cancer Society awarded a grant for over $1.7 million to Professor Jones. He plans to study diet and lifestyle changes that may help reduce the risk of developing
