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

The study found that people who live in counties in the United States that experience persistent poverty are more likely to die from cancer

American Lung Association’s new report examines toll of lung cancer state-by-state, identifies opportunities to save lives with screening

One study in June linked 16 percent of COVID-19 cases in Chicago and across Illinois to Cook County Jail.

Exclusion from parents’ insurance may lead to life-threatening lapses in chemo and radiation, study shows.

Recent studies on acral melanoma presented at the 2020 Melanoma Research Alliance Scientific Retreat are showing promising findings.

About 70% of employees who contracted the coronavirus in these work settings were Hispanic.

Black patients are more likely to require hospitalization, while Asian patients are at greater risk of dying in the hospital.

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned virtual health from a niche service into a mainstay of modern medicine. But it’s not working for everyone.

Jamil Rivers, 42, is the board president of METAvivor, a nonprofit breast cancer organization. She is living with metastatic breast cancer.

The report highlights how cancer research is extending and improving lives and includes a special feature on COVID-19 and cancer challenges.

The new collaboration will dig into tumor genome, microbiome to address colon cancer inequities among people of color.

Despite progress, adolescents and young adults face substantial cancer disparities by race/ethnicity.

Six in 10 Americans believe racism can affect the health care a person receives.

“People living with HIV shoulder an enormous burden of cancer,” said lead researcher Joseph Sparano, MD.

New report highlights cancer’s toll on racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations.

A Gates Foundation report tracks the pandemic’s global devastation—from health care to equality—and highlights a path forward.