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Symposium

Social Research, Policy, and Practice

Mobilizing Interdisciplinary Research to Illuminate Diversity Across the Cancer Care Continuum

Thursday, November 9, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
Location: Room 413

Cancer diagnoses increase precipitously with age, impacting diverse populations who have different experiences, needs, and resources. In our symposium, we bring together researchers from multiple disciplines to present on the diversity of older adults living with cancer and the ways that health care providers, systems, and researchers are innovating to support them. Carrion presents the knowledge of gender-specific types of cancer among older Latinos/as. Seaman presents research on the use of comprehensive geriatric assessments by oncology and primary care providers who work with older adults. Blackberry discusses the use of age-friendly models of care within cancer care. Halpin discusses the results from a scoping review of cancer therapy decision-making among patients with co-morbid dementia and cancer and their caregivers. Ultimately, we discuss the need for multiple methods to understand the experience of patients from diverse populations and with various cancer diagnoses and innovate in cancer care research.

Learning Objectives:

  • To enhance the audience’s understanding of the impact of cancer on diverse populations of older adults.
  • To identify commonalities across multiple cancer diagnoses in older adults.
  • To understand the potential of multiple methods for cancer care innovation.

Presentations:

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    The Role of Age-Friendly Health Care in Older Adults With Cancer

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Irene Darmadi Blackberry, BMed PhD (she/her/hers) – La Trobe University

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Knowledge of Gender-Specific Types of Cancer Among Older Latinos/as

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Iraida V. Carrion, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Examining Awareness and Use of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: A Qualitative Study

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Aaron T. Seaman, PhD – University of Iowa

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Co-Morbid Dementia and Cancer Therapy Decision-Making: A Scoping Review

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sean N. Halpin, PhD – RTI