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FilAm Cancer Study
Our FilAm Cancer Study concluded on July 1, 2023. Read about our wins and reflections here.
Update: April 2025
We have concluded the study and shared the results at the Stanford Cancer Institute’s Community Advisory Board meeting and the Cancer Center Community Impact Forum in the panel “Partnership Through Each Stage: Connection, Collaboration and Bidirectionally”.
As we continue our health equity work, we hope the study and its results will be a touchstone for disaggregated Filipina/x/o American data and inspire future data collection frameworks to involve community members when attempting to understand the perspectives and attitudes of the membership base healthcare providers and policymakers serve.
Up Next: Community Briefing
We will be sharing our results with the Santa Clara County community on May 31st, 2025 at Blanca Alvarado Community Resource Center from 10am to 2pm. Our research team will delve into their findings, analyze stories and kwentuhan, and provide recommendations on FilAm care.
Original Post Below : August 2023
It is with great pleasure that we announce our partnership with Stanford Cancer Institute in the embarking of a major year-long action study focused on understanding Cancer awareness, prevention and attitudes with Filipina/x/o communities in Santa Clara County. Our Cancer Action Study will begin July 1, 2022 and conclude July 1, 2023.
While Filipinas/xs/os represent an overwhelmingly significant demographic of healthcare professionals working on and across the frontlines in delivering critical, life-saving treatment and services, our invisibilization in medical research cannot be ignored!
Not much is known or understood about Filipina/x/o health practices and outcomes in medical documentation and literature. This absence in knowledge of FilAm experiences and health outcomes breeds continued homogeneity in aggregate health data, which tends to be based on outcomes of White patients. Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity in health assessments, instruments, reports, and statistical data better informs experiences reflective of our community and cultural practices.
Growing this body of work to bring attention to our community’s healthcare needs is but one of the many reasons we worked on this partnership for 18+ months. Addressing racial inequities and cultural gaps in the delivery of prevention and intervention services, treatment and medicine is a true necessity.
Our field work and electronic surveying efforts officially begin July 1, 2022 and have since concluded in July 2023.
Read the official press release here:
Related Posts
- Partnership Announcement (January 2020)
- Official Launch (August 2022)
- Concluding the Study (August 2023)
Contact Us For More Info
Marnelli Canosa
Health Equity and Outreach Coordinator
marnelli@leadfilipino.org