The primary objective of this issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology's Special Series is to
address health disparities from a global perspective. We elected to move past an exhaustive …

The purpose of this article is to compare reasons for cancer health disparities in developing
and developed countries. By 2010, approximately 60% of new cancer cases will occur in the …

Canada is facing cancer crisis. Cancer has become the leading cause of death in Canada.
Despite recent advances in cancer management and research, growing disparities in cancer …

While overall outcomes for cancer care have improved considerably in the United States
over the past century, as evidenced by decreases in incidence and mortality of certain …

With regard to cancer management, minority populations do not fare as well as the majority
in the US health-care system. There is clear evidence of an increased incidence of cancer in …

The academic field of cancer health disparities was stimulated by the US civil rights
movement. Concerns about civil rights led to concerns about equality in health care. The first …

Breakthroughs in our global fight against cancer have been achieved. However, this
progress has been unequal. In low-and middle-income countries and for specific …

Efforts to reduce global cancer disparities begin with an understanding of geographic
patterns in cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence. Using the GLOBOCAN (2002) and …

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has embarked on an intensive campaign
to integrate elimination of cancer health disparities into the Society's overall mission and …

Little progress has been made over the last 40 years to eliminate the racial/ethnic
differences in incidence, morbidity, avoidable suffering, and mortality from cancer that result …