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Background: Despite advances in the early detection and treatment of breast cancer (BC), inequity persists, and the BC mortality rate remains approximately 40% higher among Black and African American (B/AA) women compared to White (W) women. Methods: In response to The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Catchment Area Steering Committee identified priorities, the Breast Cancer Health Equity Task Force (BCHETF) leveraged data-driven insights to develop targeted interventions that promote BC prevention and early detection among B/AA women. Results: By synthesizing data, we mapped census tracts with high B/AA population density to identify targeted areas to focus screening and outreach efforts with an evidence-based intervention (EBI). The BCHETF and researchers are also engaged in ongoing projects to explore patient-level experiences of BC care among B/AA women through focus groups and address provider-level gaps in the delivery of BC risk assessment and screening with telementoring and practice facilitation. Discussion: Targeting efforts through data visualization has been helpful, but limitations remain. Here, we describe the BCHETFs concerted and ongoing efforts to address BC health disparities among B/AA women, facilitate improvements in BC screening access and outcomes, and promote health equity for all.

Introduction: Patients without insurance often wait until their symptoms become severe before seeking treatment. While done to avoid the cost of preventative care, this decision leads to uninsured patients presenting with more advanced diseases.Hypothesis: We aim to calculate the overall uninsured rate for cancer patients across The University of Kansas Cancer Center's (KUCC) catchment area and estimate the uninsured rate for patients treated within a large health system in the state of Kansas.Methods: Three datasets were used to generate an overall uninsured rate for both states for the age groups of 0-19, 20-64, and 65 or older. The cancer incidence was derived using the 2020 estimated number of KUCC cases and the mean percentage of 2015-2019 cases for the corresponding age groups. The estimated uninsured and cancer incidence rates were then used to calculate the overall uninsured cancer rate.Results: The total number of estimated 2020 KUCC cases was 24,412, with 0.86%, 42.56%, and 56.58% being the percentage per the age groups 0-19, 20-64, and 65+. The estimated uninsured rate per age group was 5.33%, 13.49%, and 0.40%. This yielded an overall uninsured cancer rate of 6.01%.