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Cancer Health Disparities
Every year, more than 1.4 million cases of cancer are diagnosed in America and roughly 565,000 people die from the disease. But for a variety of reasons, the burden of cancer is often greater for certain populations than it is for others — populations that include the poor, ethnic minorities, and the uninsured. Dana-Farber is committed to learning where and why these disparities exist and to creating strategies for ways to reduce the gap.
Related Links
- Cancer Health Disparities Program
- Dana-Farber's Community Outreach efforts
- Boston's Mammography Van
- The Center for Community-Based Research
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Cancer Health Disparities Quiz
Related Stories
- Black and Hispanic women less likely than white women to receive follow-up radiation for early breast cancer, study shows (May 30, 2008)
- Black patients with terminal cancer more likely to choose aggressive care at end of life, study shows (May 30, 2008)
- Lack of patient-provider discussion contributes to disparities in use of breast reconstruction after mastectomy (April 4, 2008)
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and University of Massachusetts Boston team up to train nurses, reduce health disparities (Spring/Summer 2007)
- From underserved to well-served: Patient navigators are a lifeline to care (Spring/Summer 2007)
- Black Americans' beliefs may hamper lung cancer prevention and care (June 4, 2007)
- Black Americans less likely to recognize overweight and obesity, study shows (Dec. 5, 2006)
- Prostate cancer in black men: Focusing on disparities (Fall/Winter 2006)
- Scientists identify a region of the human genome leading to an elevated prostate cancer risk in African American men (Aug. 23, 2006)
- What every woman should know: New effort brings screening, information to the underserved (Fall/Winter 2005)
- New program seeks to reduce cancer's impact in minority and underserved populations (May 27, 2005)
- Blacks' lower rate of lung cancer surgery not just due to access to care issues (Dec. 27, 2005)
- Study finds that black men are significantly less likely to undergo prostate cancer screening (Sept. 27, 2004)
- Studies find benefit in stop-smoking programs targeted for working-class groups (Feb. 3, 2004)
