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SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 184-198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2017.02.008
Keywords
cancer incidence; cancer screening; screening; cancer prevention and control; health disparities; minorities
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OBJECTIVES: To review current evidence about cancer screening challenges that lead to cancer health disparities in minority populations. DATA SOURCES: Research reports, published journal articles, web sites, and clinical practice observations. CONCLUSION: There are significant disparities that exist in cancer screening practices among racial and ethnic minority and underrepresented populations, resulting in disproportionately higher cancer mortality rates in these populations.
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