A Scoping Review of Racial, Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Disparities in the Outcomes of Older Adults with Cancer

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) launched an ongoing Diversity in Research on Aging series that will examine diversity in research. The first article in the series by Nikesha Gilmore, Shakira J. Grant, Traci N. Bethea, Melody K Schiaffino, Heidi Klepin, William Dale, Angela Hardi, Jeanne Mandelblatt, and Supriya Mohile, “A scoping review of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in the outcomes of older adults with cancer” highlights the insufficient research on health disparities among older cancer survivors, emphasizing the need for comprehensive studies addressing various factors like race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disabilities

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