Health inequities are not new. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent death of George Floyd among many other people of color has brought the issues of structural racism and discrimination and health inequity into the forefront of American consciousness. Communities of color, and people who are low income, rural, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+), immigrants, and indigenous, among others, face disproportionate and inequitable cancer burden. While advances in prevention and control research have led to improvements in cancer incidence and better survival from cancer overall, U.S. cancer inequities persist, and for some populations, gaps have widened over time. For example, Black Americans, of all racial or ethnic groups, face the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate for most cancers in the United States.

To inspire and propel cancer prevention research and intervention toward achieving health equity, the theme of the 45th ASPO meeting will...

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