Regional Research Roundtable: Bridge to Better Cancer Outcomes

Join us quarterly on Zoom to explore the latest in cancer health disparities research—including state-of-the-science, research methods, and community engagement—while tackling issues across the continuum of cancer risk and outcomes through an interactive facilitated discussion. The Roundtable series brings together researchers from Los Angeles regional cancer centers including USC, UCLA, City of Hope, Cedars-Sinai, and Charles Drew, to advance dialogue and collaboration in cancer health disparities research. All are welcome.

Our next session Neighborhood Matters: Predicting Lung Cancer Screening Adherence with Explainable AI is Monday, May 11 from 12:30-1:30pm, facilitated by Tom Lu, PhD and Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD of City of Hope, and hosted by Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

In this session we will discuss the article Lu KH, Xiao Y, Akhtar A, Tapia J, Tribby CP, Vien P, Boucher N, Pete T, Kadar DM, Rosales V, Lee C, Lau W, Yueng S, Macalintal J, Yang JA, Jankowska M, Wong CW, Erhunmwunsee L. Neighborhood matters: Predicting lung cancer screening adherence with explainable AI. Lung Cancer. 2026 Jan;211:108882. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2025.108882. Epub 2025 Dec 17. PMID: 41429086.

Time: May 11, 2026 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Virtual Meeting: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93606058426

Meeting ID: 936 0605 8426

Contact [email protected] with any questions.