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Health disparities are differences in the burden of illness, injury, disability, or mortality experienced by one group relative to another. These differences are closely linked with social, economic, or environmental disadvantages.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)

Breast Cancer

Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities and Confusion for Breast Cancer Patients

September 24, 2022

Biological Links Identified Between an Aggressive Breast Cancer Type and African Ancestry

September 24, 2022

Asian and Black women more likely than White women to have delayed follow-up breast imaging

August 23, 2022

Many women under 50, especially Asian women, not getting annual mammograms

August 16, 2022

Black women with Triple Negative Breast Cancer given same new drug as White women do just as well

July 29, 2022

Hispanic women have lower survival rates from Triple Negative Breast Cancer than Black and White women

July 21, 2022

Black, Asian, Hispanic women wait longer than White women for biopsy after abnormal mammogram

June 23, 2022

Higher breast cancer mortality for Black women emerged 40 years ago

June 18, 2022

Breast cancer disparities in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders masked in larger ‘Asian American’ group

May 26, 2022

Only 10 states meeting national breast cancer screening goal

May 23, 2022

Black women have shorter survival time with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

May 19, 2022

Southeast Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander women less likely to have breast cancer diagnosed at an early stage

May 8, 2022

More about breast cancer disparities

Cervical Cancer

White women have lower rate of guideline cervical cancer screening than Black women

August 19, 2022

Black women have highest risk of advanced cervical cancer

August 19, 2022

Black, Hispanic, Asian cervical cancer patients encounter delays in getting advanced radiation treatment

August 15, 2022

Decrease in cervical cancer rate linked to increased HPV vaccination rate

May 13, 2022

One-dose HPV vaccine as effective as two-dose

April 14, 2022

Hispanic women diagnosed with cervical cancer one-third as likely to receive fertility-sparing treatment

March 23, 2022

First generation able to get HPV vaccine now entering age when many HPV-caused cancers are first detected

February 7, 2022

Cervical cancer screening rates not back to normal in 2021

February 3, 2022

More about cervical cancer disparities

Colorectal Cancer

Government declines to cover colorectal screening method favored by Blacks and Hispanics

July 7, 2022

Colorectal cancer screening rate low among Hispanics and Asian Americans aged 50 to 54

June 29, 2022

Survival rates from early-onset colorectal cancer from 1992 to 2013 improved for Whites, but not for Blacks, Hispanics or Asians

May 27, 2022

Survival with early-onset colorectal cancer improved only among White patients between 1992 and 2013

May 23, 2022

Screening before 50 reduces risk of colorectal cancer in women

May 5, 2022

Long distances to screening may perpetuate disparities in colorectal cancer for Native Americans and Alaskan Natives

May 2, 2022

Black patients wait longer for diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

March 1, 2022

Structured colorectal cancer screening program eliminates disparities between Blacks and Whites

February 24, 2022

More about colorectal cancer disparities

Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer on the rise, especially among Black women

June 18, 2022

Endometrial cancer rates rising driven by aggressive cancers in Black women

May 6, 2022

Race-related stress linked to delays in treatment of gynecologic cancers

March 19, 2022

Diagnosis of endometrial cancer in Black women increasing more than three times faster than in White women

March 19, 2022

Black and Hispanic women underrepresented in clinical trials of treatment for endometrial cancer

March 18, 2022

Endometrial cancer deaths now even with deaths from ovarian cancer

February 9, 2022

Some reasons why endometrial cancer deaths are climbing, while ovarian cancer deaths are falling

February 3, 2022

Increasing Rate of High-Risk Endometrial Cancer in Black Women Prompts Questions Into Underlying Causes

January 30, 2022

More about endometrial cancer disparities

Lung Cancer

Black pastor offered tobacco industry money to oppose menthol ban

August 25, 2022

Black, Hispanic, Asian lung cancer patients encounter delays in getting advanced radiation treatment

August 15, 2022

Black and Hispanic patients with advanced lung cancer less likely than Whites to get new immunotherapy

July 1, 2022

Black lung cancer patients less likely to get tested with latest genomic analysis technology

June 1, 2022

Long distances to screening may perpetuate disparities in lung cancer for Native Americans and Alaskan Natives

May 2, 2022

FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes

April 28, 2022

Black Veterans do as well or better than Whites with lung cancer care in VA

April 22, 2022

Blacks more likely to diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer

April 4, 2022

More about lung cancer disparities

Prostate Cancer

Annual PSA screening may be important for Black men

August 16, 2022

Black, Hispanic, Asian prostate cancer patients encounter delays in getting advanced radiation treatment

August 15, 2022

Hispanic men vary in their survival from prostate cancer depending on country of origin

August 4, 2022

Black and Hispanic men less likely to get helpful MRI before prostate cancer surgery

June 17, 2022

Screening for prostate cancer with PSA test may be worth it for Black men

May 15, 2022

Hispanic men differ in risk for aggressive prostate cancer depending on their nation of origin

May 13, 2022

Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy

May 2, 2022

Black men treated for prostate cancer less likely to undergo valuable bone density testing

April 1, 2022

More about prostate cancer disparities

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Breast Cancer Contents
Cervical Cancer Contents
Colorectal Cancer Contents
Endometrial Cancer Contents
Lung Cancer Contents
Prostate Cancer Contents

Breast Cancer Contents
Cervical Cancer Contents
Colorectal Cancer Contents
Endometrial Cancer Contents
Lung Cancer Contents
Prostate Cancer Contents

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