Cancer Doesn't See Color, but the Pipeline Does | Nature Research Cancer Community

Cancer Doesn't See Color, but the Pipeline Does | Nature Research Cancer Community

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African Americans have had the highest overall cancer death rate of any racial or ethnic group in the United States for more than four decades, note cancer researchers Kilan Ashad-Bishop, Danielle Twum, Kaela Makins and Jaye Gardiner. Many innovations in cancer medicine would have been impossible without the voluntary and involuntary contributions of Black people. And minority racial and ethnic groups are severely underrepresented in cancer clinical trials and in the workforce. Given these facts, the authors call for fair opportunities for Black people in cancer research, prevention and treatment. “Our approach to improving cancer research and treatment must be as diverse as the multifaceted nature of the causes of health disparities among Black people,” they write.

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