Nathan E Botts / Monday, March 7, 2022 / Categories: Mental Health Innovation Speaker Series: Cancer Control in the 21st Century with an Emphasis on Risk Reduction Innovation Speaker Series: Cancer Control in the 21st Century with an Emphasis on Risk ReductionAs a part of the NIMH Director's Innovation Speaker Series on February 22, 2022, Otis Webb Brawley, M.D. provided an overview of cancer incidence and mortality trends in populations defined by race, socioeconomic status, area of residence. Looking at the trends, Dr. Brawley discussed what has been learned and how to apply this knowledge to the future. Dr. Brawley discussed his work to reduce over-screening of medical conditions, which has revolutionized patient treatment by increasing quality of life and reducing health disparities. He also discussed how to optimize cancer screening strategies to increase their effectiveness as well as efforts to decrease smoking and implement other lifestyle risk reduction programs and target cancer control efforts in areas where they could be most effective. Dr. Brawley is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Brawley leads a broad interdisciplinary research effort regarding cancer health disparities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, working to close racial, economic, and social disparities in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer in the United States and worldwide.Link to original article Previous Article Mental Health and Older Adults Facebook Live Q&A Next Article Jessica Gerner, Winner of the 2020 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition Print 100 Rate this article: No rating 0Upvote 0Downvote Leave a comment Name: Please enter a name. Email: Please enter an email address. Please enter a valid email address. Comment: Please enter comment. Add comment