Diversity in Medicine
Conference Coverage
Money, Ethnicity, and Access Linked to Cervical Cancer Disparities
An online analytic tool provides visual evidence of the geographic and demographic disparities in incident and recurrent/metastatic cervical...
Commentary
You Can’t Spell ‘Medicine’ Without D, E, and I
A majority of Americans, physicians, and other healthcare professionals believe in basic fairness.
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Proposed Bill Could End Student Aid for US Med Schools With DEI Programs
A proposed bill would disallow medical schools using ethnicity, sex, or race in admissions from funding or student loan plans.
Feature
Higher Prostate Cancer Rates Seen in Black Men, but Advanced Cases Similar to White Men
Pros and cons of establishing different “normal” PSA levels for different races discussed.
Commentary
Poor Quality of Cancer Content on Social Media
“When you think about the information that might be provided to our patients and their families going to social media, it’s important that we...
Commentary
CRC: Troubling Mortality Rates for a Preventable Cancer
The rates of 6 of the top 10 cancers have been increasing over the past several years.
Commentary
Unleashing Our Immune Response to Quash Cancer
“It’s astounding how devious cancer cells and tumor tissue can be.”
From the Journals
Gastric Cancer Survival Differs by Race and Ethnicity
Researchers analyzed gastric cancer survival outcomes by race and ethnicity, treatment type, and a range of other factors.
Conference Coverage
This test may guide AML therapy for Black pediatric patients
New research suggests that a polygenic score can presage how well Black pediatric patients with AML will respond to treatment.
Conference Coverage
ASH 2023: Equity, Sickle Cell, and Real-Life Outcomes
Leaders of the American Society of Hematology preview hot topics and presentations on tap at their 2023 annual meeting.
Conference Coverage
Fewer than 1 out of 4 patients with HCV-related liver cancer receive antivirals
This study and others suggest that these practice-altering agents are underutilized. Greater awareness of direct-acting antiviral agents is needed...