Department of Health Disparities Research, Center for Research on Minority Health, PO Box 301402, Unit 639, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230-1402, USA.
Cancer. 2010 Jan 15;116(2):264-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24765.
The Center for Research on Minority Health has translated the biopsychosocial framework to address global cancer health disparities through the integration of biological (eg, endogenous steroids, genetic susceptibility, and pesticide levels) and behavioral (eg, dietary interventions) determinants, along with community-based research (eg, comprehensive involvement of community advisory boards) and educational approaches (eg, kindergarten through postgraduate training). Evidence of successful implementation of this framework includes health disparities training for >2000 individuals ranging from elementary to the postgraduate level, and conducting transdisciplinary projects that incorporate traditional and nontraditional health professionals to examine associations between biological and nonbiological determinants of health. Examples and recommendations for implementation of the biopsychosocial approach as it applies to cancer health disparities research are described.
少数民族健康研究中心通过整合生物学（如内源性类固醇、遗传易感性和农药水平）和行为学（如饮食干预）决定因素，以及社区为基础的研究（如社区咨询委员会的全面参与）和教育方法（如幼儿园到研究生培训），将生物心理社会框架转化为解决全球癌症健康差异的方法。这一框架成功实施的证据包括对从小学到研究生阶段的 2000 多人进行健康差异培训，并开展跨学科项目，将传统和非传统卫生专业人员纳入其中，以研究健康的生物学和非生物学决定因素之间的关系。本文还描述了将生物心理社会方法应用于癌症健康差异研究的实施示例和建议。
