#health equity

Racial Cancer-Death Disparities Take a Huge Economic Toll on Blacks

Five ways nations can create a fairer and healthier world post–COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization

Health equity advocate Karen Winkfield, MD, MPH, works to enroll more underserved people with cancer in lifesaving clinical trials.

Text messaging and mailing people free, at-home test kits can help boost the number of people who get screened for colorectal cancer.

The Oscar-winning actor stars in a new Stand Up To Cancer campaign aimed at educating Black and Latino people about colorectal cancer.

The Colon Cancer Foundation seeks new ways to keep people free from colorectal cancer. An interview with the new president, Cindy Borassi.

The new study showed that results for Black women on the breast cancer test Oncotype DX may be inaccurate.

Despite the need for overall accessibility, ethnic and racial groups are disparately referred to genetic counseling services

Leading advocacy groups suggest policy and practice changes to improve racial equality in access to high quality cancer care.

Certain racial/ethnic groups and older people aren’t being adequately represented and trial reporting guidelines aren’t being followed.

Among Native Americans, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout so far has been a success story.

The fund will help to develop initiatives to support researchers of color and increase diversity in cancer research and patient care.

Public health authorities are relying on community health workers to be a bridge to communities that have been hardest hit by COVID-19.

Study shows that screening kits from a drive-by flu vaccination clinic increased access to colorectal cancer screening for Black Americans

The gift signifies the NFL’s longstanding commitment to equitable cancer care.

White residents are receiving COVID-19 vaccines at two to three times higher rates than Black residents in some states, according to data.

First Lady Jill Biden visited a Whitman-Walker clinic to discuss health care, including cancer prevention, COVID-19 and broadband.