Barriers to Timely Medical Care Increased From 1999 to 2018
From 1999 to 2018, barriers to timely medical care in the United States increased for all racial and ethnic groups.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
More Resources Needed for African-American Women Who Survive Breast Cancer
African-American women who survive breast cancer do not get adequate resources to support their mental and emotional health, a small study suggests.
Underrepresentation in Cancer Trials May Not Be Driven by Ineligibility
Black and White patients were similarly likely to be eligible for cancer trials and to be offered enrollment.
Black Women Have Less Access to Newer Mammogram Technology
From 2005 to 2020, Black women had less access to new mammographic imaging technology compared with White women in the Medicare population.
Transportation Barriers Increase Risk of ED Visits, Death in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients with barriers to transportation have an increased risk of emergency department visits, cancer-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality, a new study suggests.
People With Disabilities Often Excluded From Clinical Trials
Clinical trial eligibility criteria excluded patients due to psychiatric, cognitive or intellectual, visual, hearing, mobility-related, and other disabilities.
Improving Cancer Care for Transgender Patients
Transgender patients with cancer may be less likely to receive adequate care and have worse outcomes than their cisgender counterparts.
Black-White Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality Persists
Researchers estimated that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 39 will die of breast cancer.
Response to Neoadjuvant Chemo for Breast Cancer Varies by Sex
Women with breast cancer are twice as likely as men with breast cancer to achieve a pCR with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, data suggest.
American Indians, Alaska Natives Engage in Few Skin Cancer Prevention Behaviors
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigated the skin cancer prevention behaviors of these rarely studied ethnic groups.
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