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Types of Racism and Health Disparities and Inequalities among Cancer Patients: An Editorial Reflection of Articles in This Special Issue of IJERPH

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  • Shaila M. Strayhorn-Carter

    (Department of Public Health, School of Health & Applied Human Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA)

  • Ken Batai

    (Department of Cancer Prevention & Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA)

  • Francine C. Gachupin

    (Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA)

Abstract

Racism has been a long-standing influential factor that has negatively impacted both past and current health disparities within the United Sates population. Existing problems of racism and its impact on both health disparities and health inequalities were only amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic allowed both clinicians and researchers to recognize a growing list of health concerns at the macro-, meso-, and micro-level among underserved racially minoritized patients with specific chronic illnesses such as cancer. Based on these concerns, this Special Issue was designed to highlight the challenges of cancer screening, cancer treatment, and cancer-centered educational outreach among racially minoritized communities.

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  • Shaila M. Strayhorn-Carter & Ken Batai & Francine C. Gachupin, 2024. "Types of Racism and Health Disparities and Inequalities among Cancer Patients: An Editorial Reflection of Articles in This Special Issue of IJERPH," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(6), pages 1-8, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:6:p:785-:d:1416060
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