Description of Research Expertise
Health disparities
Barriers to accessing cancer screening
Barriers to accessing clinical trials
Colorectal cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Health literacy
Selected Publications
Hoag Levins: Lack of broadband and Rise of Anti-Vaxxer Rhetoric Threaten Black Community During Pandemic Penn LDI Researcher Carmen Guerra Testifies Before Pa. Senate Committee
https://ldi.upenn.edu/news/lack-broadband-rise-anti-vaxxer-rhetoric-threaten-black-community-during-pandemic : 2020.
Guerra CE, Glanz K.: Why are so many black Americans dying of COVID-19? The Philadelphia Inquirer. : 2020.
Alcaraz KI, Wiedt T, Daniels E, Yabroff RK, Guerra CE, Wender RC.: Understanding and Addressing Social Determinants for Cancer Control and Health Equity in the United States: A Blueprint for Practice, Research, and Policy. CA Cancer J Clin 70 (1): 31-46,2020.
Guerra C, Yang C.: Health Care System Approaches to Addressing Cancer Health Disparities. In: Cancer Health Disparities: From Determinants of Disparities to Solutions for Equity. : 2020.
Fontham ETH, Wolf AMD, Church TR, Etzioni R, Flowers CR, Herzig A, Guerra CE, Oeffinger KC; Shih YT, Walter WC, Kim JJ, Andrews KS, DeSantis C, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Saslow D, Wender RC; Smith RA.: Cervical Cancer Screening for Individuals at Average Risk: 2020 Guideline Update from the American Cancer Society. CA Cancer J Clin : 2020.
Kaufman M, Schnure N, Nicholson A, Leone F, Guerra CE.: A Lung Cancer Screening Personalized Decision-aid Improves Knowledge and Reduces Decisional Conflict Among a Diverse Population of Smokers at an Urban Academic Medical Center. J Health Dispar Res Pract : 2020.
Familusi O, Rios-Diaz A, Tilahun ED, Cunning J, Broach R, Brooks AD, Guerra CE, Butler PD.: Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Reducing the Disparity Through Educational Outreach to the Underserved. Supportive Care in Cancer : 2020.
Familusi, O., Enriquez, F., Fox, J., Rhemtulla, I., Brooks, A., Guerra, C., & Butler, P.: Breast Reconstruction Awareness: Targeting Health Literacy through Community Engagement. Creative Education 10 : 637-649,2019.
Myers RE, Stello B, Daskalakis C, Sifri R, Gonzalez ET, DiCarlo M, Johnson MB, Hegarty SE, Shaak K, Rivera A, Gorditis-Molina L, Petrich A, Careyva B, de-Ortiz R, Diaz L.: Decision Support and Navigation to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Patients Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev : 2018.
Mehta SJ, Khan T, Guerra C, Reitz C, McAuliffe T, Volpp KG, Asch DA, Doubeni CA.: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Opt-in versus Opt-out Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach. Am J Gastroenterol : 2018.
Academic Contact Information
Abramson Cancer Center
12-107 South Pavilion Extension
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-349-5374
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366