Research
Cancer
The Latino Research Center operated Redes en Acción North Central/Midwest Regional Network. This network conducted and promoted Latino cancer research, the training of Latino cancer control investigators, and cancer education and awareness activities. It also addressed barriers to, and effective strategies for, the recruitment and retention of minorities and women in clinical and prevention trials. This network resulted from a partnership with the National Redes en Acción Center at Baylor College of Medicine in San Antonio , Texas through a five-year grant from the Special Populations Branch of the US DHHS NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Center has also assisted in the development of a National and Midwest Cancer and Latino Agenda, under the leadership of Dr. Amelie Ramirez, National Principal Investigator, Baylor College of Medicine.
Prior to the Redes project, the Center organized regional conferences, which addressed the recruitment and retention of minorities and women in cancer clinical trials in the Midwest . The Center also conducted four studies with health care providers, community-based organizations, and cancer survivors about barriers and effective recruitment strategies for women and minorities in cancer clinical trials in the Chicago area. Additionally, the Center has a collaboration with the UIC Center for Population Health and Health Disparities.
