Jincong (Jason) Freeman, a third-year doctoral student working with Dr. Dezheng Huo, is deeply committed to researching racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer and inequities in cancer care. His research has attracted a great deal of attention, as well as several awards from professional organizations. In September, Jason received an AACR Scholar-in-Training Award to present his studies at the 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. He was awarded a travel scholarship to attend The Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Conference, funded by the NCI and supported by NYU Langone Health, in New York, NY in October. Later in the month, Jason received a UCCCC travel grant to present his research in Boston and was awarded a Conquer Cancer® Merit Award by the 2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. Just last week, he received another AACR Scholar-in-Training Travel Award and a travel scholarship from UChicago Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation to present two spotlight discussion sessions and two posters at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS 2023) in San Antonio, TX.
UChicago Medicine profiled Jason and his research on December 1, 2023, along with other media outlets.
- Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients May Be Less Likely than White Patients to Receive Palliative Care During Breast Cancer Treatment.” AACR Newsroom, News Release. https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/racial-ethnic-minority-patients-may-be-less-likely-than-white-patients-to-receive-palliative-care-during-breast-cancer-treatment/
- “Racial, ethnic minorities less likely to receive palliative care during cancer treatment.” HemOnc Today. Healio. https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20230929/racial-ethnic-minorities-less-likely-to-receive-palliative-care-during-cancer-treatment
- “Use of Palliative Care in Metastatic Breast Cancer Varies by Race/Ethnicity.” Cancer Therapy Advisor. https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/breast-cancer/use-of-palliative-care-in-metastatic-breast-cancer-varies-by-race-ethnicity/
- Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients With Breast Cancer May Be Less Likely to Receive Palliative Care Than White Patients.” The ASCO Post. https://ascopost.com/news/october-2023/racial-and-ethnic-minority-patients-with-breast-cancer-may-be-less-likely-to-receive-palliative-care-than-white-patients/?utm_source=TAP-EN-100423
- “Study Results Indicate Palliative Care Less Common Among Racial Minority Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer.” Pharmacy Times. https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/study-results-indicate-palliative-care-less-common-among-racial-minority-patients-with-metastatic-breast-cancer
- “Palliative care in breast cancer treatment may be less likely for racial/ethnic minority patients than white patients.” Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-palliative-breast-cancer-treatment-racialethnic.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral
- “Breast Cancer Patients’ Palliative Care Disparities.” CTN News, Health, Chiang Rai Times. https://www.chiangraitimes.com/health/breast-cancer-patients-palliative-care/
- “Disparities in palliative care for breast cancer patients.” Tech Explorist, Health. https://www.techexplorist.com/disparities-palliative-care-breast-cancer-patients/72246/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral
- “One in Five Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Receive Palliative Cares.” HealthDay News, Oncology. https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/one-in-five-metastatic-breast-cancer-patients-receive-palliative-care/157495/45
Interviews during SABCS 2023
- “Freeman on Mortality Differences Across Racial Groups in Male Patients with Breast Cancer.” OncLive® TV. https://www.onclive.com/view/dr-freeman-on-mortality-differences-across-racial-groups-in-male-patients-with-breast-cancer
- “SABCS 2023 | Importance of telemedicine in breast cancer care.” The Video Journal of Oncology (VJOncology). https://www.vjoncology.com/video/e_oa8i7qf_u-importance-of-telemedicine-in-breast-cancer-care/
- “SABCS 2023 | Engaging with patients with diverse backgrounds.” The Video Journal of Oncology (VJOncology). https://www.vjoncology.com/video/beb5wbe_wag-engaging-with-patients-from-diverse-backgrounds/