Cancer

More than 12,000 African American men volunteered for the RESPOND study. Learn how this multi-state effort recruited the cohort at an unlikely time and the potential for their contributions to benefit future studies.

Read about the varied research topics presented by 11 NIMHD fellows at NIH’s 2024 Postbac Poster Day, including a spotlight on three projects.

Dr. Sunmin Lee discusses her research to better understand challenges faced by her Asian American community related to sleep and colorectal cancer screenings for AANHPI Heritage Month 2024.

For AANHPI Heritage Month 2024, NIMHD recognizes researchers addressing health disparities by working with communities. Dr. William Tsai discusses his work with Chinese American cancer survivors to test the feasibility and impact on well-being of a culturally adapted writing intervention.

As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Gachupin discusses her study of chronic disease epidemiology, American Indian health disparities and how her experience working with Tribal Epidemiology Centers informs her research.

Jan. 28, 2022: Useful measures of body composition beyond BMI could help physicians identify African American women at higher risk of death after breast cancer.