Abstract B120: [Advocate Abstract] Let's create a generation of proactive consciousness

My mission is to narrow the scope of confusion that the lack of information concerning cancer that can devastate so many families because of late or undetected or lack of awareness and to promote a proactive attitude toward one's own health. This will be accomplished by talking to people about cancer screening, disseminating information, encouraging people to be proactive and stay on top of their health, and referring people to Karmanos to get checked. For example, conversations can be started by asking men if they know their PSA number, or about how their general health is, or about their family history of cancer. In the African American community men will often not go to the doctor if they feel healthy.

Note: This abstract was not presented at the conference.

Citation Format: Fred Hardy. [Advocate Abstract] Let's create a generation of proactive consciousness [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Eleventh AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2018 Nov 2-5; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(6 Suppl):Abstract nr B120.