Genetic Ancestry Tied to Lung Cancer Mutations in Latin Americans
Mutation frequencies of EGFR and KRAS were 30 and 10 percent, respectively, and 23 and 13 percent, respectively, for Mexican and Colombian patients.
Racial Disparities
Is There An Association Between DCIS and Breast Cancer Mortality?
How effective is surgical treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) at preventing an invasive recurrence of breast cancer? Treatment is intended to significantly lessen the lifetime risk of breast cancer and breast cancer-related mortality, but are patients diagnosed with DCIS still at risk for experiencing poor outcomes? A recent study in JAMA Network Open…
Black Men Have Better Outcomes From Radiation-Based Tx for High-Risk PCa
Black race is associated with improved oncologic outcomes among men undergoing radiation-based therapy for high-risk prostate cancer, new findings suggest.
Racial Disparities in Melanoma-Specific Survival Persist
If, and to what degree, racial disparity in melanoma-specific survival (MSS) has persisted since 2010 was evaluated.
How Can Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Be Addressed?
A significant amount of progress has been made in improving the treatment of lung cancer and patient outcomes. However, a number of disparities that can have an impact on these persist, including those affecting lung cancer screening. Lung cancer screening is an essential step toward effective treatment and improved survival, but its success depends on…
Black Men With Prostate Cancer Found to Be Reluctant to Participate in Trials
Efforts should be made to address patient concerns about clinical trial participation.
Conservative Prostate Cancer Management May Be Less Durable Among Black Men
Among men on active surveillance or watchful waiting for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa), Blacks had a shorter median time from PCa diagnosis to definitive therapy compared with Whites.
Disparities of Colorectal Liver Metastases Treatment and Survival Among Ethnic Groups in California
A retrospective cohort study explored whether the low rate of resection for colorectal liver metastases is associated with lower survival rates among Black patients with CRC.
Community-Level Factors Explain Some Racial Disparities in COVID-19
Link between Latino population, higher COVID-19 rates attenuated after adjustment for these factors
Scientists Issue Call to Become “Antiracist” in Cancer Care and Research
Even with an “exponential growth” of URM students, “faculty diversity would remain static well into the next 50 years.”
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