Racial disparities in frailty and geriatric assessment impairments in older adults with cancer in the Deep South: Results from the CARE Registry.
Grant R WilliamsMustafa Al-ObaidiChristian HarmonChen DaiDarryl OutlawOlumide B GbolahanMoh'd KhushmanKirsten A NyropNikesha J GilmoreSmita BhatiaSmith GiriPublished in: Cancer (2022)
Black participants were frailer and reported more limitations in function in comparison with White participants. These findings may partially explain disparities in cancer outcomes and warrant further examination.