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Improving Diversity in Clinical Trials
By
Phoebe Starr
Disparities in Cancer Care
,
ASCO 2023 Highlights
August 2023, Vol 14, No 4
Chicago, IL—It is well documented that clinical trials thus far have for the most part excluded underserved populations, and that means the results of these trials cannot be generalized to society at large. Fortunately, the federal government and medical societies have taken aim at remedying this imbalance in accrual for clinical trials.
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Study Shows Health Insurance Status Mediates Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Advanced-Stage Cervical Cancer
Disparities in Cancer Care
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Cervical Cancer
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Gynecologic Cancer
June 2023, Vol 14, No 3 - Online Only
Health insurance coverage mediated racial and ethnic inequities among patients with advanced-stage cervical cancer, according to findings from a recent retrospective, cross-sectional, population-based study.
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Study Reveals Alarming Disparities in Opioid Access Among Patients with Cancer at End of Life
Disparities in Cancer Care
April 2023, Vol 14, No 2
Older Black and Hispanic patients with advanced cancer are less likely than White patients to receive opioid medications for pain relief in the last weeks of life, according to the results of a recent study published in the
Journal of Clinical Oncology
.
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A Path Toward Clinical Trial Diversity
By
Liz Beatty, Chief Strategy Officer, Inato
Disparities in Cancer Care
October 2022, Vol 13, No 5
Minority and marginalized communities have historically been underrepresented in local and federal governments and in dozens of private sectors globally. Pharma is no different; there exists a steep chasm that drugmakers have yet to bridge concerning research and trials.
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ASCO 2021 Presidential Address: Eliminating Disparities in Cancer Care
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Wayne Kuznar
ASCO 2021 Highlights
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Disparities in Cancer Care
August 2021, Vol 12, No 4
The theme for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 virtual annual meeting was “Equity: Every Patient. Every Day. Everywhere.” As ASCO President Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASTRO, FASCO, explained during her opening address, there is an urgent need to focus on effective ways to eliminate racial and socioeconomic disparities so that every patient can receive care that results in the best possible outcome.
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AACR’s Cancer Disparities Inaugural Report Addresses Care Inequities
By
Wayne Kuznar
Disparities in Cancer Care
October 2020, Vol 11, No 5
Disparities in cancer care remains a public health challenge in the United States, despite some strides in reducing these disparities, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) that was released in a virtual presentation on September 16, 2020. Furthermore, many of the populations affected by cancer care disparities are the ones affected by disparities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, AACR experts said.
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