ACHIEVE: Closing cervical cancer care gaps in diverse communities
Assessing Cervical Cancer Healthcare Inequities in Diverse Populations: The ACHIEVE Study
This project is looking at why people from Black, Hispanic, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaska Native, and low-income communities are less likely to get recommended cervical cancer care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11424416 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From your perspective, the team will follow people diagnosed with cervical cancer using cancer registries and link those records with hospital, insurance, and other administrative data to see what happens after diagnosis. They will map neighborhood factors like poverty and distance to specialized care and study how fragmented care and clinic access affect whether people get guideline-recommended treatment. The researchers will combine data sources and follow-up information to identify where delays or gaps occur in treatment and survivorship. Findings will be used to point to specific system or neighborhood changes that could help more patients get timely, high-quality care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People diagnosed with cervical cancer, especially those from Black, Hispanic, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaska Native, and low-income communities, are the focus of this work.
Not a fit: People without cervical cancer or those living outside the U.S. cancer registry catchment areas are unlikely to be affected directly by participation in this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could point to real changes in health systems and communities that help more people receive timely, guideline-based cervical cancer treatment.
How similar studies have performed: Previous studies using cancer registries and data linkage have successfully identified care disparities, and this project expands that approach to upstream neighborhood and access factors.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Columbia University Health Sciences — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Llanos, Adana a. M. — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Llanos, Adana a. M.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.