Nicolette Rodriguez, MD, MPH Discusses Equitable Access to Pancreatic Cancer Prevention Care

During Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, we've been highlighting the urgent need for more research and introducing you to some of the scientists and physicians in the pancreatic cancer space.

Through her PanCAN-funded study, REGENERATE, Nicolette Juliana Rodriguez, MD, MPH is conducting focus groups with Black and Latino/a/x groups who have a personal connection to pancreatic cancer with the goal of advancing equitable access to genetics care. 

This cause is personal to Nicolette. “As a first-generation Latina, it really is a project that is near and dear to my heart,” she says. “I have seen firsthand the difficulties that my own family has had interacting with the healthcare system. And I want to learn: How can I make it easier for Black and Latino/a/x patients who are at risk for pancreatic cancer to get cancer prevention care?”

Research for Nicolette. Research for Patients. Research for All of Us.

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