Racial Disparity in Cancer Assistance

Authors

  • Abna Vieira Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp). Grupo Oncoclínicas. Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina, Grupo de Pesquisa Race.ID. Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Cínica (SBOC), Comitê de Diversidade. São Paulo (SP), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-1329

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2023v69n4.4519

Keywords:

neoplasms, race factors, healthcare disparities

Abstract

In addition to the impact of the disease, the impact of the care provided to patients directly influences cancer outcomes, whether positive or negative. Disparities in cancer care are driven by a complex interaction of inequalities present both inside and outside the health system, which have their roots in racism and its dimensions (structural, institutional and interpersonal), and in discrimination. A significant body of research indicates that institutional and healthcare provider bias and racism are drivers of racial disparities in health, contributing to racial differences in diagnosis, prognosis, treatment decisions, and healthcare experiences between black and white patients. Therefore, making progress in increasing the diversity of clinical research participants and the representativeness of minority groups among healthcare professionals is an important step in combating disparities in cancer care.

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2023-12-22

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Vieira A. Racial Disparity in Cancer Assistance. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 22 [cited 2024 May 20];69(4):e-004519. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4519

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Vol. 69 No. 4 (2023): oct./nov./dec.

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EDITORIAL

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