Cancer disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native populations

Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider

• Based on my age and cancer risk, what cancer screenings do you recommend?
• As an American Indian or Alaska Native, what federal or state programs can help me access and pay for cancer screenings and treatment?
• Given my risk or diagnosis, what clinical trials do I qualify for?
• What lifestyle changes can I make to reduce my risk for cancer?

Open Clinical Trials

The following clinical research studies focus on addressing health disparities in cancer. 

• NCT04336397: Stool DNA to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native People. The goal is to determine the acceptability of a stool test to detect colorectal cancer within the Alaska tribal healthcare system. 
• NCT04476654: Improving Uptake of Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment in African American Women-Video. This study looks at the usefulness of intervention with a culturally-tailored video to improve uptake of genetic counseling in Black women who are at increased risk of HBOC.
• NCT04450264: Increasing African Immigrant Women's Participation in Breast Cancer Screening (AIBCS). The study will look at barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among African-born immigrants, and adapt and test the Witness Project breast cancer education program to address breast screening disparities in this population.
• NCT04854304: Abbreviate or FAST Breast MRI for Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening for Black Women at Average Risk and Dense Breasts. This study is looking at how effectively a FAST breast MRI can successfully detect breast cancer in Black women with dense breasts.
• NCT03640208: Educate, Assess Risk and Overcoming Barriers to Colorectal Screening Among African Americans. This research will study a community-based intervention to educate and overcome barriers to screening among African Americans who are 45 years or older with no personal or family history of colorectal cancer or inflammatory bowel disease.
• NCT04392050: A Community-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening. This study will look at what makes it easy or difficult for underserved populations to have colorectal cancer screenings, with a focus on African American, Latinx and Asian people. 
• NCT03550885: Diet Modulation of Bacterial Sulfur and Bile Acid Metabolism and Colon Cancer Risk. This effort will look at how bile secretion into the intestine selects for bacteria that produce tumor-promoting molecules in African Americans with an increased risk for colorectal cancer.