BRIDGE PCP

Join us Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in Bronx, NY or via live stream! Click below for more information and to register.

With more than 2 million new cases to be diagnosed and 609,000 deaths expected in 2024, cancer presents enormous medical, economic, and social burdens. Social determinants of health play a role in the burdens of cancer: non-Hispanic Blacks, males, and people who are economically disadvantaged have higher rates of cancer, experience greater disease burdens, and have higher mortality rates compared with other groups. Identifying cancer at its earliest stages can improve these outcomes by allowing therapy to begin sooner, reducing treatment costs and complexity, minimizing morbidity, and improving quality of life. Primary care clinicians and other frontline providers are well-positioned to optimize cancer screening awareness and uptake with a goal for earlier cancer detection and to improve the significant racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities associated with cancer screening. This activity will educate clinicians on the state of cancer screening in the US with a focus on Bronx, NY; how to recognize and address real-world barriers to cancer screening, particularly in underserved populations; and the science behind blood-based multi-cancer early detection tests and their potential use for individuals who are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality from cancer, including cancer types with limited or inaccessible screening methods.