Open AccessCharting the future of cancer health disparities research: A position statement from the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Cancer Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the National Cancer Institute
Author(s) -
Polite Blase N.,
AdamsCampbell Lucile L.,
Brawley Otis W.,
Bickell Nina,
Carethers John M.,
Flowers Christopher R.,
Foti Margaret,
Gomez Scarlett Lin,
Griggs Jennifer J.,
Lathan Christopher S.,
Li Christopher I.,
Lichtenfeld J. Leonard,
McCaskillStevens Worta,
Paskett Electra D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21404
Subject(s) - cancer , position statement , medicine , clinical oncology , family medicine , oncology , gerontology
The academic field of cancer health disparities was stimulated by the U.S. civil rights movement. Concerns about civil rights led to concerns about equality in health care. The first publications to make the observation that black Americans have higher rates of death as a result of certain cancers