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Podcast: Encompassing Cancer
Episode: 'Cancer Alley': Environmental injustice, health disparities, and a push for cancer screening
Description: April is National Minority Health and Cancer Awareness Month! At Cancer Pathways, we’re only able to ‘Face Cancer Together’ when we recognize and work to address health inequities that exist in the community. In this episode, Lauren starts by providing a few statistics to demonstrate some inequities that exist when it comes to cancer diagnoses, screening rates, and mortality. She then talks about the social determinants of health and tells listeners about Cancer Alley – an example of environmental injustice/discrimination that everyone should know about. Tune in and check out the resources below to get more involved and to help...