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A scoping review of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in the outcomes of older adults with cancer.

Nikesha J GilmoreShakira J GrantTraci N BetheaMelody K SchiaffinoHeidi D KlepinWilliam DaleAngela HardiJeanne MandelblattSupriya Mohilenull null
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
Little research has evaluated the effect of strategies to reduce health disparities among older patients with cancer. This lack of evidence perpetuates cancer inequities and leaves the cancer care system ill equipped to address the unique needs of the rapidly growing and increasingly diverse older adult cancer population.
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