Latino Health in Focus: Progress in the Fight Against Breast, Liver, and Colorectal Cancer

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IHPRSummer2014Page01Find the latest advances in Latino health—studies on liver cancer rates and colorectal cancer screening, and a promotora’s heartwarming story of survival—in the IHPR Noticias E-newsletter.

IHPR Noticias has lots of info on the latest local and national health disparities-related news, resources and events:

  • Story: A Latina Cancer Survivor Makes a Career of Helping Others through Cancer (Pg. 1)
  • Profile: An Aspiring Doctor, Jennifer Garcia-Davalos, Works for Latino Health (Pg. 2)
  • Study: South Texas Latinos Have Nation’s Highest Liver Cancer Rates (Pg. 3)
  • Study: Local Researcher Hopes to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening (Pg. 4)
  • Story: How to Fix Huge Lack of Hispanics in Clinical Trials (Pg. 6)
  • Story: Food Trucks—Healthy or Junk Food for Latinos (Pg. 7)
  • Resource: Toolkit to Reach Latinas with Breast Cancer Info (Pg. 9)

IHPR Noticias is a quarterly publication from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.

Email us at ihpr@uthscsa.edu if you have story ideas.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

25.1

percent

of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage

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