Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes Among Black and White Patients With Cancer

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Julie Fu · Tufts Medical Center

Sonya Reid · Vanderbilt University

Benjamin French · Vanderbilt University

Cassandra Hennessy · Vanderbilt University

Clara Hwang · Henry Ford Hospital

Na Tosha Gatson · Geisinger Health System

Narjust Duma ·

Abstract

These findings suggest that Black patients with cancer experience worse COVID-19 outcomes compared with White patients. Understanding and addressing racial inequities within the causal framework of structural racism is essential to reduce the disproportionate burden of diseases, such as COVID-19 and cancer, in Black patients.

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COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Global Cancer Incidence and Screening COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

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Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 5, Issue 3, pp. e224304-e224304

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4304

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Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes Among Black and White Patients With Cancer

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