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Novel algorithm identifies DNA copy-number landscapes in African-American colon cancers
An algorithm dubbed ENVE could be the Google for genetic aberrations—and it comes from Case Western Reserve University. Remember the World Wide Web before the famed search engine? The web offered extraordinary amounts of information, but no consistently reliable way to secure relevant…
Reshaping Research: A Guide to Integrating Cultural Considerations into Research
Updated July 2021 The Center for Reducing Health Disparities was created in 2004 by Case Western Reserve University and the MetroHealth System. The Center helps to direct the Community Research Partnership Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative. The aim of this Core is to…
What We Really Talk About When We Talk About Food
Confronted by a irate patient? What to do? “Challenge yourself to find something about him or her that you can authentically praise” suggests Cancer Center member Dr. Timothy Gilligan, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Co-Director, Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication at Cleveland…
Gender Equality at the Case CCC
Guest Author: Ruth Keri, PhD This past month, Gary Gilliland, Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, penned a commentary for the Association of American Cancer Institutes, emphasizing the need for women and other underrepresented groups in science and describing his goals for…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Think Cultural Health
From: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Think Cultural Health (TCH) Think Cultural Health (TCH), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, is dedicated to advancing health equity at every point of contact. With growing concerns about…
Anti-diabetic drug metformin, Vitamin D3 show promise in preventing colorectal cancer
Case Western Reserve scientists collaborate with China’s Lanzhou University investigators in exploring the dual-compound strategy Li Li The concept was simple: If two compounds each individually show promise in preventing colon cancer, surely it’s worth trying the two together to see if even…
Unconscious Bias: An Introduction
Prepared by Jan Hanson, MPH – Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Valerie Vinson, M.Ed, LSW – University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center Community Outreach Program What is unconscious bias? Unconscious bias, also known as implicit bias or implicit social cognition, is the concept that…
ideastream airs series highlighting Case Comprehensive Cancer Center members
As a precursor to the showing of the documentary Ken Burns Presents: Cancer—The Emperor of All Maladies, ideastream (90.3 WCPN, WVIZ/PBS and bewell.ideastream.org) has embarked on a project to cover regional cancer stories from a range of perspectives. Within this series, the Case Comprehensive…
Eliciting the Patient’s Experience of Illness through Narrative and Reflection
Prepared and presented by Paula Schultz BSN, RN, CNRN, UH Seidman Cancer Center, Office of Patient and Public Education Objectives Creating an environment where patients are allowed and encouraged to tell their illness story is a crucial yet often overlooked component of cultural competence in…
Cultural Competency and the Research Process
Cultural Competence in Research: Annotated Bibliography. The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (2009 & 2010) Cultural competence in research Cultural competency in research has been defined as: The ability of researchers and research staff to provide high quality…