Structural Racism and Cancer: Calls to Action for Cancer Researchers to Address Racial/Ethnic Cancer Inequity in the United States.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
; 31(6): 1243-1246, 2022 06 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1874909
ABSTRACT
As leaders with the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Cancer Health Disparities Special Interest Group, we describe the role of structural racism in perpetuating cancer health inequity historically, and potential implications of COVID-19 in exacerbating the effects of structural racism on patients with cancer seeking screening, diagnostic care, treatment, and survivorship support. As a strategy to reduce cancer inequities in the United States, we provide the following calls to action for cancer researchers to help alleviate the burden of structural racism (i) identify and name structural racism while describing its operation within all aspects of scientific research; (ii) comprehensively integrate discussions on structural racism into teaching, mentoring, and service activities; and (iii) understand and support community actions to address structural racism.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Racism
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Journal subject:
Biochemistry
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Epidemiology
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Neoplasms
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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