Cancer prevention among racial ethnic minorities.
OBJECTIVE
To provide an overview of the cancer disparities among racial and ethnically diverse populations and to describe primary and secondary prevention among them.


METHODS
Published articles, reports, book chapters, and government documents.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite the advances in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival, racial and ethnic minorities suffer disproportionately from cancer. Poverty has emerged as a significant factor influencing poor cancer outcomes for all races, but especially among racial and ethnic minorities.


CONCLUSIONS
Continued and sustained efforts are needed on all fronts (education, practice, and research, policy) to improve the poor cancer-related outcomes for minorities.
Phillips
Janice M
JM
University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841S. Maryland Ave, B139, IL 60637-1470, USA. janice.phillips@uchospitals.edu
Williams-Brown
Shanita
S
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology