Tag: Race
Odds of Surgery Lower for Black Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Black race independently confers reduced odds of surgery; mortality higher for those without surgery
HDHPs Up Disparities in Access to Care Among Cancer Survivors
Cost barriers increased for blacks, with 22.8 percent reporting they skipped medications to save money
Social Vulnerability Linked to COVID-19 Diagnosis, Death
Risks increased 4.94- and 4.74-fold when considering only minority status and language domain of SVI
Latinos Have High Rate of Positivity for SARS-CoV-2
Rate of positivity 42.6 percent, compared with 8.8 percent for whites and 17.6 percent for blacks
Black Americans More Likely to Know Someone Who Has Died of COVID-19
Poll's findings highlight significant racial differences in how Americans are being affected by the pandemic
Metabolic Syndrome Up in Young Adults in the United States
Significant increases between 2011 and 2016 also seen for women, Asians, and Hispanics
Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained
Increase in COVID-19 for men, BAME not due to cardiometabolic, sociodemographic, behavioral factors
Older Age, Black Race, Diabetes Up Hospitalization in COVID-19
Other characteristics independently associated with hospitalization include male sex, smoking, obesity
African-American Participation Inadequate in Cancer Drug Trials
Consistent underrepresentation seen in clinical trials evaluating medications across major cancer types
Racial Disparities Seen in PET/CT Imaging for Lung Cancer
Black, Hispanic patients less likely to receive recommended imaging at time of diagnosis of NSCLC
