Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8784905 | Advances in Radiation Oncology | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
African Americans in the United States have diminished access to RT compared with Caucasian patients, independent of but often in concert with low socioeconomic status. These findings underscore the importance of finding systemic and systematic solutions to address these inequalities to reduce the barriers that patient race provides in receipt of optimal cancer care.
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Authors
Shearwood MD, Brandi R. MD, Jerry J. MD, PhD, Christina H. MD, MS, Curtiland MD, Charles R. MD,