BACKGROUND There are analogies between the development of therapeutic drugs for
cancer and the development of interventions for reducing cancer health disparities. In both …

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Centers Program has provided a critical
infrastructure for discovery related to the causes, prevention, and treatment of cancer. This …

In Tampa, Florida, researchers have partnered with community-and faith-based
organizations to create the Comparative Effectiveness Research for Eliminating Disparities …

The volume sheds new light on reducing disparities by complementing currently available
monographs, through the provision of solutions that are not only theoretically innovative but …

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 …

It is not news that significant disparities in cancer-related outcomes exist across race and
ethnicity. There is a wealth of literature to document disparate care, particularly with respect …

In the broadest sense, health disparities are inequities or inequalities in environment,
access and utilization of care, health status, and health outcomes (Carter-Pokras and …

Cancer health care disparities are complex, involve patient, clinician and health care system
factors, and are defined as adverse differences in cancer outcomes. This analysis describes …

Employing what we believe is a unique methodology designed to facilitate policy change,
the core team working on the EDICT (“Eliminating Disparities in Clinical Trials”) Project …

Background: The first 20 years of publication of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &
Prevention occurred during a period of increased attention to health disparities and …