Open AccessHealth Disparities: Impact of Health Disparities and Treatment Decision-Making Biases on Cancer Adverse Effects Among Black Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Jacqueline B Vo,
Arielle S. Gillman,
Kelsey Mitchell,
Timiya S. Nolan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1538-067X
pISSN - 1092-1095
DOI - 10.1188/21.cjon.s1.17-24
Subject(s) - medicine , health equity , adverse effect , feeling , health care , affect (linguistics) , health literacy , nursing , social psychology , public health , psychology , communication , economics , economic growth
Health disparities affect cancer incidence, treatment decisions, and adverse effects. Oncology providers may hold biases in the decision-making process, which can perpetuate health disparities.