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The unequal cancer burden
Author(s) -
Lee Nancy C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(20010101)91:1+<199::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer
There is unequal quality of cancer care in the United States, and there is a disproportionate cancer burden among racial and ethnic minority populations. A concerted effort is needed from public and private groups that are willing to work together to address the economic, behavioral, and systemic factors that affect the use of cancer control services.