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Health Disparities

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Black kidney cancer patients die earlier

The Healthline Editorial Team
HEALTHLINE - Black Americans also have a higher incidence of kidney cancer to begin with, but despite comparable tumor size, surgical treatments, and other patient characteristics, they die sooner than whites...
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Report calls for political action on black women's health disparities

Patrice Peck
A recent report published on Forbes.com reveals that women of color, regardless of class, are disproportionately affected by critical health issues affecting U.S. women.
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Neighborhood, not income, predicts Chicago health disparities

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study shows that the differences in neighborhood conditions strongly predict who will be healthy, who will be sick, and who will live longer, independent of income...
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