Our Mission
To advance the knowledge and practice of psychosocial cancer care for all members of society by eliminating barriers to inclusion and alleviating disparities.
To support APOS scientific and program efforts that address health equity, including:
- To foster awareness of health disparities in cancer, enhancing culturally and socio-ecologically responsive prevention/early detection/quality of life/psychosocial care, and promoting diversity inclusion in our field.
- To promote research, and clinical and supportive care to identify cancer disparities and promote optimal health related quality of life and survivorship outcomes for all.
- To develop and evaluate community‐based, culturally informed and clinically‐responsive research methods to enhance recruitment and retention of underserved and ethnic minority cancer populations in behavioral research trials.
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To ensure that APOS scientific and program efforts involve a diverse and inclusive group of people
Meet Our Chairs
Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC
Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester and Associate Member in Cancer Prevention and Control at the Wilmot Cancer Institute within the University of Rochester Medical Center. Her research focuses on improving the health and quality of life of adolescents and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. She is also a board-certified family nurse practitioner practicing in primary and urgent care settings.
Florence Lui, PhD
Florence Lui, PhD, is an assistant attending psychologist in the Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities Service in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her research focuses on developing and adapting evidence-based psychosocial interventions for patients with/at risk of developing cancer and investigating social determinants of mental health and illness.
We Welcome New SIG Members
One of the APOS member benefits is to join the conversation on Groupsite with any of the 10 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This is a very engaging conversation platform and the Executive Office is happy to help you navigate this platform and help you set up your profile to begin networking.
