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. 2021 Mar 24:11:642112.
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.642112. eCollection 2021.

Challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research and Clinical Oncology

Wafik S El-Deiry  1 , Giuseppe Giaccone  2
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Challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research and Clinical Oncology

Wafik S El-Deiry et al. Front Oncol. .

Abstract

Disparities are common and well-known in the field of clinical oncology and cancer research. In patient care, poor access and a number of other factors disadvantage patients and this can lead to inadequate screening, prevention or treatment of cancer and poor patient outcomes. World-wide, socioeconomic status, health care expenditures and a number of other challenges contribute to disparities in cancer care and patient outcomes. Access to cancer clinical trials remains inadequate for underrepresented minorities as well as non-white racial and ethnic groups. There are also disparities and many challenges in the biomedical research enterprise that can limit innovation and that must be addressed as part of active interventions.

Keywords: clinical research; disparities; diversity; inclusion; oncology; patient outcomes.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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