CDC - Health Disparities in Cancer

CDC - Health Disparities in Cancer

Health Disparities in Cancer

CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) monitors trends in cancer incidence and mortality, and identifies which populations are disproportionately affected by the disease.

Features

Causes of Death Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
New data show death rates are 50% higher among AI/AN people than whites.

Breast Cancer Disparities
Black women have the highest death rates of all racial and ethnic groups. The reasons for this difference result from many factors.

AMIGAS
AMIGAS is a bilingual educational intervention designed to help increase cervical cancer screening among Hispanics.

Contributing Factors
Socioeconomic status, access to health care, behaviors, and exposure to carcinogens contribute to health disparities.

Health Disparities Research

• Comparison of fecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening in an Alaska Native population with high prevalence ofhelicobacter pylori infection
• The role of social support in post-treatment surveillance among African-American colorectal cancer survivors

More Research

Access to Health Care Podcast

About 50 million American adults had no health care insurance for at least some of the last year, and many did not get needed medical care because of cost.

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