Reading time: 4 minutes Aileen I Fernandez Cancer health disparities are prevalent in the United States and are defined as “adverse differences between certain population groups in cancer measures”. It is well known that there are variations in cancer burden associated with racial/ethnic identity and that this is due to many factors. Among these are... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 4 minutes Aileen I Fernandez When a foreign substance such as a cancer cell presents itself in the human body, it is able to communicate with cells of the human immune system. The cancer cell signals the immune system, telling it “Hey! Pump the brakes!”, thus instructing the immune system to not kill... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Aileen I Fernandez Cancer is a complex disease associated with multiple factors. To fully understand the disease and find treatments, these multiple factors should be addressed. One of the intractable layers associated with this disease is the health disparity. The disparity here refers to a greater disease burden seen in one... Continue Reading →
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