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  • January 17, 2022
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Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes

By: Kathy Giusti and Richard G. Hamermesh
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Abstract

A disproportionate number of Black patients die from cancer in the United States. A key to addressing this problem is enrolling more Black patients in clinical trials. A strategy consisting of these three parts can help accomplish this goal: 1) centralize information about clinical trial sites and clinical registries to identify sites able to enroll more Black patients; 2) provide assistance to sites that have great potential to recruit Black patients for clinical trials and registries but little experience in doing so; and 3) engage Black cancer patients to increase their awareness of and willingness to participate in trials and registries.

Keywords

Cancer Trials; Racial Disparity; Health Testing and Trials; Race; Strategy

Citation

Giusti, Kathy, and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 17, 2022).
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Richard G. Hamermesh

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