Tag: Race
More Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022
Considerable racial disparities seen in treatment, with surgery receipt lower for Black versus White patients with NSCLC
Primary Care Outreach Boosts COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Electronic and mail messages from primary care providers increased COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black and Latino older adults
More African-Americans Screened for Lung Cancer With USPSTF 2021 Criteria
Expanding lung cancer screening criteria is step toward greater equity for high-risk populations
Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist
In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN
ENDO: Disparities Seen in Access to Insulin Pumps for Youth With T1D
Likelihood of insulin pump use for T1D increased for Hispanic youth, but not for youth of Black and other races compared to non-Hispanic Whites
Race-Free eGFR Equation IDs Kidney Failure, Mortality Risk
Among race-free equations, findings support using creatinine and cystatin C
ASCO: Ancestry-Specific Genetic Risk Examined for TNBC
Magnitudes of gene-specific risks for triple-negative breast cancer similar across racial/ethnic groups
Black Children Less Likely to Receive Diagnostic Imaging at ED Visit
Findings observed across 38 pediatric hospital emergency departments and across imaging modalities
ASCO: Black Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Willing to Consider Clinical Trials
40 percent of respondents reported that care team had not discussed trials; concerns about side effects, effectiveness limit participation
Eating Red Meat May Up Colorectal Cancer Risk in Black Women
Intake of unprocessed red meat associated with 33 percent increased risk for colorectal cancer per 100 g/day in Black women
