Insurance Status and Racial Disparities in Cancer-Specific Mortality in the United States: A Population-Based Analysis

Conclusions: The disparity between blacks and whites was largest, and the advantage of Hispanic race was absent within the non-Medicaid subgroup.
Impact: These findings suggest that whites derive greater benefit from private insurance than blacks and Hispanics. Further research is necessary to determine why this differential exists and how disparities can be improved. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(6); 869–75. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - May 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pan, H. Y., Walker, G. V., Grant, S. R., Allen, P. K., Jiang, J., Guadagnolo, B. A., Smith, B. D., Koshy, M., Rusthoven, C. G., Mahmood, U. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research