Race, Ethnicity Underreported in Early Phase Pediatric Cancer Trials
Race and ethnicity were reported in less than 25% of the trials studied.
Health Disparity
HPV-Related Throat Cancer Outcomes in Men Vary by Race, Ethnicity
Cancer-specific mortality for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer higher among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men than White men.
Health Insurance Status Linked to Disparities in Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis
Disparities in cancer diagnoses among pediatric patients are partly a result of disparities in health insurance coverage, a study suggests.
Diagnosis With Late-Stage Cancer More Likely Without Private Insurance
For all stageable cancers combined, uninsured with stage I disease have worse survival than privately insured with stage II disease.
Study Finds Racial Disparities in Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
Researchers sought to determine whether the incidence of CAT was different across designated racial groups.
Diagnostic Mammogram Performance Varies by Race/Ethnicity
Invasive cancer detection rates, positive predictive values highest for non-Hispanic Whites, lowest for Hispanics.
Men With Breast Cancer Present at Later Stage, Have Worse Prognosis Than Women
At 10 years, the disease-free survival rate was 54.5%, and the overall survival rate was 50.7%.
Gender Has No Effect on 21-Gene Expression Assay Scores for Breast Cancer
An analysis sought to determine if risk measurements by the genetic signature would be similar for male patients with breast cancer to those of female patients with breast cancer.
Women Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
Gap seen in cardiovascular, psychiatry, and cancer trial participation versus national prevalence disease data.
Health Disparities Effect Use of Precision Medicine Testing, Treatment in NSCLC
An analysis of published literature sought to measure the effects of social determinants of health on precision medicine for lung cancer in various racial and ethnic patient populations.
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