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Minority Cancer Awareness Week
April 20-26
Disparities Bring Later Diagnosis, Poorer Prognosis

Medical science has made great progress in the fight against cancer: better treatments, new ways to find the disease early, and stronger efforts at prevention. But the sad reality is that not everyone is benefitting equally from these discoveries.

Members of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States are often more likely to develop cancer, and more likely to die from it. Part of the reason is that these groups don't always have good access to the latest medical advances -- or the means to pay for them. Learn more

 Cancer Disparities: By the Numbers
Man looks pensive Cancer affects different groups of people in different ways. Get a snapshot of the specific concerns facing African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
 Access to Health Care
Young woman on exam table Part of the fight against cancer is the fight to assure that people with the disease can get the treatments they need. Learn how the American Cancer Society is working to make access to health care a national priority.
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