Disparities – Page 8 – Cancer Today

Forward Look

It Takes a Village

Improving pediatric cancer care in developing countries

by Leah Lawrence

Changing the Face of Clinical Trials

Efforts are under way to increase African-American enrollment in cancer clinical trials.

by Leslie Harris O'Hanlon

Q&A

The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks

Author Rebecca Skloot reflects on the contributions of one woman to science and the importance of informed consent in human research.

by Alexandra Goho

Forward Look

Can Genetic Ancestry Help Explain Cancer Risk?

Q&A with Rick Kittles, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.

by Stephen Ornes

Forward Look

Bridging the Distance

Q&A with medical oncologist Ana María López, medical director of the telemedicine program at the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson.

by Sue Rochman

The Survival Gap

In the Nowhere Land between adult and pediatric cancer treatment, young adults face survival rates that have missed out on the gains seen by other age groups. Can new efforts help them improve their outcomes?

by Charlotte Huff

Cancer In America

Standard of Care

Research suggests that black patients, as a whole, aren't receiving the same level of treatment as white patients. Can building better bonds between doctors and patients help?

by Charlotte Huff