Opinion: Treatment barriers create racial disparities in cancer care. They need to come down
Every American is entitled to equitable access to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Health care is an essential component of these aims. Cancer care, like other areas of medicine, thwarts a large proportion of Americans from achieving them.
Civil unrest following the death of George Floyd — and too many others — by a police officer arises from the myriad of challenges people of color face in the struggle for equitable treatment, including interpersonal and institutional racism in our society, justice system, economic systems, and health systems.
