Oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence in Puerto Rican males is notably higher than among white males living on the U.S. mainland. Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) is a histopathological diagnosis characterized by...continue reading
The stage of cancer at the time of treatment is the most important factor affecting treatment outcome: early diagnosis is associated with more than a 75% 5-year survival rate whereas late diagnosis is associated with less than a 25% 5-year survival.
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The overall purpose of this study is to address, and understand, a range of issues related to the participation of Hispanics and African-American into cancer screening exams as well as their recruitment into biomedical research studies, as compared to non-Hispanics Whites...continue reading
Despite the health hazards of tobacco use, approximately 47 million American continue to use tobacco. In the primary care medical setting, it has become standard practice to provide all smokers with brief, physician-provided advice, assistance, and follow-up to encourage quitting.
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In addition to the two pilot bioethics studies awarded jointly under auspices of the National Center for Bioethics for Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University and the NYU Oral Cancer RAAHP Center, the NYU Oral Cancer RAAHP Center will fund up to three pilot scientific studies yearly ...continue reading
The Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care (Center) was established in January 1999 as a partial response to the apology of President William Jefferson Clinton for the United States Public Health Service Study on Syphilis conducted at ...continue reading
