Purpose: The main goal of the Cancer Disparities Advisory Board is to reduce cancer disparities among racially and ethnically diverse and medically underserved populations in South Carolina. Cancer disparities are a result of a number of different factors, including genetics, health services use and access to care, the environment, and lifestyle/health behavior. Successfully addressing cancer disparities will require a multi-method approach incorporating laboratory research, clinical research, behavioral research, and community based research. | | | | Leadership | | Lisa Robinson, EdD, Chair, Cancer Disparities Advisory Board | Doris Miller Vice Chair, Cancer Disparities Advisory Board | | | | Members | | Rev. Clyde Cauthen | John McCants | Rev. John Creel, M.D. | Bennia Mitchell | | Deborah R. Counts | Lee Moultrie | Leonard Davis, DDS | Loretta Mouzon | Barbara Kelley Duncan | Paula E. Orr, M.D. | Courtney Fisher, M.D. | Rev. Allen Parrot | Andrea Glover | Pat Turner Ray | Rev. Remus Harper | Cherry Seabrook | | Rev. Isaac J. Holt, Jr. | Alisha Simmons | | Theodolph H. Jacobs, Jr., M.D. | Bishop T. Vincent Simmons | Rev. Darrin Johnson | Theron Snype, M.D. | | Jeanette Jordan, MS, RD | Alan Waln | | Rev. Dr. Jay Charles Levy, Jr. | E. Richard Walton | | Patricia Lilly | Dianne Wilson | Jewel Love | | | | More on the Board's 5 Point Action Plan
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