Increasing Native Radiation Oncology Access: Disparities and Solutions (Kuni INROADS)

Status: Current

Grant Start: 12/29/2020

Grant End: 12/31/2023

Increasing Native Radiation Oncology Access: Disparities and Solutions (INROADS) will use quantitative and qualitative methods to characterize barriers and promotors to radiation oncology access among American Indian and Alaska Native people in Washington at the individual, clinic, and community level. We will develop a cancer care toolkit and a statewide network of oncology centers to support delivery of culturally informed radiation therapy. 

Funding Sponsors

  • Private - Kuni Foundation

Communities Involved

  • Tribal communities

Study Locations

  • Washington

Team Member(s)

Heath Research Initiatives

  • American Indian and Alaska Native

Focus Areas

  • Cancer
  • Health disparities