February 9, 2022

Multiple Myeloma Disparities Experienced by Black Americans

According to the International Myeloma Foundation, there are key differences in how multiple myeloma presents in African Americans compared to people of other ethnicities. First, African Americans tend to have an earlier age of onset of the disease. Second, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a precancerous condition that can progress to multiple myeloma, is...

Global Disparities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 311,000 women worldwide died from cervical cancer in 2018. Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States too before the introduction of HPV vaccination [1]. In...

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