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. 2024 Nov 1;10(11):1530-1531.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3516.

Contributions to Colorectal Cancer Disparities

John M Carethers  1   2   3
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Contributions to Colorectal Cancer Disparities

John M Carethers. JAMA Oncol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. The author declares the following disclosures: (1) independent, non-executive director for Avantor, Inc.; (2) Scientific Advisory Board for Geneoscopy, Inc.; (3) NIDDK Advisory Council member; (4) American Association for Cancer Research Board of Directors

Comment in

  • Molecular, Socioeconomic, and Clinical Factors Affecting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Survival.
    Yousef M, Yousef A, Chowdhury S, Fanaeian MM, Knafl M, Peterson J, Zeineddine M, Alfaro K, Zeineddine F, Goldstein D, Hornstein N, Dasari A, Huey R, Johnson B, Higbie V, Bent A, Kee B, Lee M, Morelli MP, Morris VK, Halperin D, Overman MJ, Parseghian C, Vilar E, Wolff R, Raghav KP, White MG, Uppal A, Sun R, Wang W, Kopetz S, Willis J, Shen JP. Yousef M, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Nov 1;10(11):1519-1529. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3666. JAMA Oncol. 2024. PMID: 39264607 Free PMC article.

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