Disparities
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A Rural ChallengeNearly 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, but only 3 percent of oncologists practice in them. Health care providers are establishing rural outposts and using advanced technology to diagnose and treat patients living in the country.
by Charlotte Huff
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Cancer Comes OutMembers of LGBT community are at greater risk for some types of cancer. And those with cancer face challenges in getting the care and support they need.
by Cameron Walker
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Forward Look
Uterine Cancer Rates on the RiseStudy finds deaths are highest among African-American women.
by Brenda Conaway
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Forward Look
Your Neighborhood, YourselfQ&A with Reginald Tucker-Seeley on the link between neighborhoods and cancer.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
The Right MatchNew NCI clinical trial will link patients to drugs that target their tumors.
by Whitney L.J. Howell
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Forward Look
Cost of Breast Cancer Treatment Affects AdherenceDrug for early-stage cancer must be taken for many years to be effective.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Survivor Profile
Closing the Cancer Care GapHealth economist and breast cancer survivor Felicia Knaul's mission, which first started as a grassroots effort to increase breast cancer screening in Mexico, has expanded to address cancer care inequities around the world.
by Alexandra Goho
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A Community EffortLocal programs within Native American communities are at the forefront of an effort to increase cancer screening and reduce cancer deaths.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
A Global Perspective on CancerQ&A with Christopher P. Wild on World Cancer Report 2014.
by Sue Rochman
