Cancer research efforts focused on Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) populations residing in the United States

The Office of Management and Budget recently revised their policy on standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting federal data on race and ethnicity (Statistical Policy Directive No. 15). One of the revisions includes adding Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a reporting category for race and ethnicity that is separate and distinct from the White category. In addition, the National Institutes of Health now includes MENA as a minority health population. Yet cancer research centered on MENA populations living in the US is limited. Therefore, in this webinar, two invited experts presented on the importance of disaggregating data of MENA population and described the current state of cancer research among MENA populations.

This webinar is part of the quarterly series, Centering Equity in Cancer Research, hosted by the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. The series is designed to highlight health equity research including innovative measures and methodologies, resiliency approaches, and solutions for overcoming obstacles to health.