Community Education
NCI Cancer Information Service (CIS)
For nearly 30 years, the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS) has provided the latest cancer information to patients, their families, health professionals and the public. For more information, please visit the pages for the NCI Cancer Information Service.
Asian Liver Center at Stanford
Hepatitis B accounts for 80 percent of all liver cancer cases. Today nearly 15 percent of Asian Americans are infected with the virus; of these individuals, one in four will eventually die of liver cancer. The Asian Liver Center at Stanford is the only non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to addressing this disproportionately high incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer among Asians and Asian Americans. In 2001, the center launched the Jade Ribbon Campaign, which brings together 400 community organizations in a joint effort to educate local Asian and Pacific Islander (API) American populations about the risks they face. For more information about the Asian Liver Center, please visit them online.
Faculty Initiatives
Faculty members pursue a range of community-based activities aimed at improving cancer awareness and support services and promoting clinical trial recruitment among minority and underserved populations. These community leaders include Amreen Husain, MD; Kim Rhoads, MD; LaVera Crowley, MD; Janine Giese-Davis, PhD; and David Spiegel, MD, among others.
Trial Administration