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TABLE 5-3 Articles from NIH-Sponsored Programs Relative to Cancer and Cancer Information Dissemination Among Minority and Medically Underserved Populations by Key Terms in Title
No. of Articles
Key Term in Title
Year
Total
Not Multicultural
Multicultural
1997
110
50
28
1996
129
42
20
1995
119
55
13
1994
83
22
12
1993
62
27
27
1992
66
40
10
1991
63
33
2
1990
50
29
3
1989
38
15
5
1988
32
24
2
1987
33
16
2
1986
39
19
3
1985
64
31
8
Total
888
403
135
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute.
to share strategies. There are plans for a future publication about what has been learned through this process. However, it is not clear how NCI identifies successful intervention programs and models or supports their replication. Also, it is not clear whether or how NCI addresses the problem of studying subgroups of target populations.
Recommendations
In Chapter 1 of this report, the committee poses a fundamental question: Is there a strategic plan for reducing the numbers of deaths from cancer among minority and medically underserved population? If there is a plan, when can results be expected? On the basis of the documentation that the committee reviewed, the committee concludes that such a strategic plan and schedule do not exist. Although NIH has devoted resources to the needs of special populations, with regard to dissemination there is a difference between the delivery of information and the impact of information. The committee could find little to no dissemination research or activities
