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Reconciling outcomes for Black men with prostate cancer within and outside the Veterans Health Administration
Author(s) -
Deville Curtiland,
Lee W. Robert
Publication year - 2021
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/cncr.33225
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , administration (probate law) , white (mutation) , cancer , health care , gerontology , family medicine , demography , sociology , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , gene , economic growth
An analysis of men who receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer within the Veteran's Health Administration indicates that Black men and White men have similar outcomes. The majority of Black men in the United States do not have equal access to care or receive equal treatment, and large disparities remain.