Despite significant progress in cancer research and treatment, a persistent knowledge gap
exists in understanding and addressing cancer care disparities, particularly among …

Cancer health disparities are measurable remediable, but persistent, differences in cancer-
related quality of life or mortality across groups of people. Health disparities are rooted in …

Cancer mortality in the United States has steadily decreased over time, and this trend has
largely been attributed to the discovery and implementation of effective cancer prevention …

Over the past 2 decades, population simulation modeling has evolved as an effective public
health tool for surveillance of cancer trends and estimation of the impact of screening and …

Population models of cancer reflect the overall US population by drawing on numerous
existing data resources for parameter inputs and calibration targets. Models require data …

In order to accurately detect and prevent racial disparities, self-reported race (SRR) and
ethnicity remain valuable tools; however, inaccurate capture of patient identity and broad …

SINCE 1990, OVERALL CANCER MORTALITY RATES HAVE declined at a rate of
approximately 1% per year, with mortality from breast, colorectal, prostate, and lung cancer …

Abstract In 2021, the American Cancer Society published its first biennial report on the status
of cancer disparities in the United States. In this second report, the authors provide updated …

Identifying and eliminating social disparities in cancer depend upon the availability and
ready use of public health surveillance data at the national, state and local levels. As an …

Abstract Background Populations of African American or Black women have persistently
higher breast cancer mortality than the overall US population, despite having slightly lower …