Impacting community through community: AACR-Genentech Cancer Disparities Fellow provides a window into Latino smokers’ perceptions on physical activity and the importance of community engagement
A growing share of US adult smokers – Hispanic/Latino adults – have been found to be less likely to receive advice to quit and use proven cessation treatments than non-Hispanic white adults. 2021 AACR-Genentech Cancer Disparities Fellow Francisco Cartujano, MD, seeks to address tobacco-related disparities in Latinos by promoting smoking cessation and physical activity using a mobile intervention.