Cancer disparities research partnership in Lakota Country: clinical trials, patient services, and community education for the Oglala, Rosebud, and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes. American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] Journal article | | Title | Cancer disparities research partnership in Lakota Country: clinical trials, patient services, and community education for the Oglala, Rosebud, and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes. | | Author(s) | Rogers D, Petereit DG | | Institution | Rapid City Regional Hospital, SD 57701, USA. | | Source | Am J Public Health 2005 Dec; 95(12):2129-32. | | MeSH | Behavioral Research
Clinical Trials
Community Networks
Cooperative Behavior
Health Education
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Research
Humans
Indians, North American
Neoplasms
South Dakota
| | Abstract | Native Americans served by the Aberdeen, Billings, and Bemidji areas of the Indian Health Service (IHS) have a cancer mortality rate approximately 40% higher than that of the overall US population. The National Cancer Institute has funded Rapid City Regional Hospital to provide clinical trials, behavioral research, a genetic protocol, patient navigator services (assisting patients with health care coordination and financial issues and helping them to understand their options), and community education for members of 3 western South Dakota tribes. Challenges faced by the project included obtaining multiple approvals from 3 tribes, 4 IHS facilities, and 5 institutional review boards; travel distances; lack of screening; red tape of referrals; and refusal by some payers to cover clinical trials. Building trust through ongoing communication and community presence is key to a successful project. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
| | PubMed ID | 16257946 |
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