Description of Research Expertise

Health disparities
Barriers to accessing cancer screening
Barriers to accessing clinical trials
Colorectal cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Health literacy
Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials by Underserved Populations

Selected Publications

Guerra CE, Sallee V, Hwang W, Bryant B, Washington AL, Takvorian SU, Schnoll R, Glanz K, Cohen RB, Nathanson KL, Vonderheide RH.: Accrual of Black participants to cancer clinical trials following a five-year prospective initiative of community outreach and engagement (oral presentation at American Society of Clinical Oncology) J Clin Oncol : 2021.

Steinkamp J, Anyanwu EC, Adeli B, Childs CB, Guerra CE, Airan-Javia SL: Words Matter: What is the Prevalence of Stigmatizing Language within the EHR? (Poster). American Medical Informatics Association's Clinical Informatics Virtual Conference : 2021.

Washington A, Miles L, Melendez C, Bryant B, Auchus A, Goldberg M, Melnick S, Way J, Grant D, Highsmith K, Guerra CE: Drive By Flu-FIT: a Novel Way to Mitigate the Decrease in Colorectal Cancer Screening during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Oral Presentation at American Association of Cancer Research: COVID-19 and Cancer ). Clinical Cancer Research 27 (6): 1583,2021.

Guerra CE, Verderame E, Nicholson A, Wan L, Brook A: A Plan-Do-Study-Act Approach to the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program to Reduce Breast Cancer Screening Disparities in Un- and Underinsured, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Women. Accepted for publication. Front Public Health 9 : 106,2021.

Doykos PM, Chen MS, Watson K, Henderson V, Baskin ML, Downer S, , Smith LA, Bhavaraju N, Dina S, Lathan CS.: Special Convening and Listening Session on Health Equity and Community Outreach and Engagement at National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers Health Equity 5.1 : 2021.

Doykos PM, Chen MS, Watson K, Henderson V, Baskin ML, Downer S, Smith LA, Bhavaraju N, Dina S, Lathan CS.: Recommendations from a Dialogue on Evolving National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Outreach and Engagement Requirements: A Path Forward Health Equity 5.1 : 2021.

Guerra CE, Kelly S, Redlinger C, Hernández P, Glanz K.: Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Treatment Trials Accrual: A Closer Look at Participation Rates. Am J Clin Oncol : 2021.

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. : 2021.

Takvorian SU, Guerra CE, Schpero WL.: A Hidden Opportunity — Medicaid’s Role in Supporting Equitable Access to Clinical Trials. In press. N Engl J Med : 2021.

Wolfgang KM, Takeshita J, Fitzsimmons R, Guerra CE.: The Association Between Sexual Orientation, BMI, Obesity Diagnosis, and Provider Recommendation for Weight Management (Poster presentation) J Gen Intern Med : 2021.

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Academic Contact Information

Abramson Cancer Center
12-107 South Pavilion
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-349-5200
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366