Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Although large numbers of cancer survivors exist in every community, including minority communities, there is a significant gap in knowledge about best practices for these patients.
METHODS:
The Community Networks Program, funded by the National Cancer Institute Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, has developed and tested unique services for these communities. These programs have used community-based participatory research techniques under a framework of diffusion of innovation and communications theory.
RESULTS:
This article describes some specifically tailored interventions that may be useful to a wide range of providers working with the underserved.
CONCLUSIONS:
Enhancing life after cancer can be achieved in underserved communities by supplementing local resources. Cancer 2012;. © 2012 American Cancer Society.
Júlio Leonardo B. Pereira
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