Annual Report to Stakeholders 2011-2012 - Siteman Cancer Center ...

Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PECaD)
assistant for the north St. Louis county location. This new patient navigator focused
specifically on boosting use of breast cancer screening and timely diagnosis and
treatment for the north county site. These positions/roles have been sustained post-
ARRA funding by PHC.
Results
During the two project years, mammograms overall increased at PHC, including the
North St. Louis location. At the North St. Louis location, of women that were identified
by the patient navigator as being eligible and overdue for a mammogram (by
American Cancer Society guidelines), 94.8% received navigation services. Of the
women navigated, 94.5% got a mammogram during the study period.
The results of this study were presented at several academic meetings and
community events, including the American Association of Cancer Research’s The
Science of Cancer Disparities Conference in 2010, the Missouri Cancer Summit in
2011, and at a breast health retreat sponsored by Siteman.
Funding
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (U01 CA114594-05S2 and U54
CA153460)
Project Team
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH (Principal Investigator, Washington University)
Bettina Drake, PhD (Co-Investigator, Washington University)
Victoria Anwuri, MPH (Project Manager, Washington University)
Jennifer Tappenden, RHIA (Data Manager, Washington University)
Lawrence Pruitt (Program Coordinator, Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Center)
Shivon Tannan (Program Coordinator, Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Center)
Contact Information
Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH
314-454-7939
colditzg@wustl.edu
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