Innovations in Addressing Disparities in Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 166
Special Issue Editors
2. Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Interests: targeted therapy; nano-therapy; nano-delivery; chemokine; combination therapy; prostate cancer; pancreatic cancer; liver cancer; ovarian cancer; breast cancer
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2. Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
Interests: cancer progression and metastasis; tumor immunobiology; cancer health disparity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite significant progress in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, disparities in cancer care remain a pressing challenge. Health, recognized as a fundamental human right by the World Health Organization (WHO), should be accessible to all, regardless of background, emphasizing the importance of achieving the highest health standards for all, regardless of background. This Special Issue aims to promote innovation in cancer research to expand possibilities in cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and patient-centered care. As the financial burden of noncommunicable diseases, particularly cancer, continues to grow, it is essential for health authorities globally to evaluate and adopt the most impactful technologies, policies, and practices. We invite submission on topics such as digital health innovations: enhancing collaboration among multidisciplinary teams; advanced molecular diagnostics: improving pathology services; counseling apps: addressing the psychological effects of HPV testing; and genomic approaches: reducing cancer disparities and promoting health equity.
This Special Issue will feature original research, reviews, and editorials across basic, translational, and clinical studies focused on disparities in all cancer types. Area of interest includes artificial intelligence and machine learning: application in cancer care; social determinants of health (SDOH): their role in cancer disparities; and health informatics and data science: leveraging technology to address disparities, the molecular underpinnings of these disparities, race-related differences in tumor immunity, transcriptomic studies on cancer disparities, and the socioeconomic status (SES) associations with cancer's cellular and molecular signatures that affect disease progression and treatment responses.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Rajesh Singh
Prof. Dr. Shailesh Singh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence on health equity
- artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in cancer care
- genomic testing and biomarkers
- AI in social determinants of health
- health justice
- precision medicine and health informatics
- innovative cancer care delivery model for overcoming health disparity
- equity lens
- racial differences in the immunological landscape
- racial differences in treatment and disease outcome
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