The Health Equity Committee ensures that the needs of special populations permeate the science of ECOG-ACRIN through research aimed at health disparities. Using a broad definition of underserved populations, including adolescents and young adults, the elderly, racial/ethnic/gender minorities, and rural residents, the committee fosters full representation and accrual of underserved groups.
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Chair
Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH
Northwestern University and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Co-Chair
Edith P. Mitchell, MD, FACP
Thomas Jefferson University and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
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Community Co-Chair
Thomas E. Lad, MD
Stroger Hospital of Cook County Minority Underserved NCORP
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Chair
John M. Salsman, PhD
Wake Forest University and the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
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Co-Chair
Selina M. Luger, MD
University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center
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Chair
Efrat E. Dotan, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
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