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Examining Potential Colorectal Cancer Care Disparities in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Racial disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes are a national problem. The nationwide Veterans Affairs (VA) health system seeks to provide equal access to quality care. However, the relationship between race and care quality for veterans with colorectal cancer (CRC) treated within the VA is poorly understood. We examined the association between race and receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline–concordant CRC care.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/7dsj-ac60

Authors: Weinberger, Morris, Reeve, Bryce B., Jackson, George L., Zullig, Leah L., Carpenter, William R., Provenzale, Dawn

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, National Cancer Institute

Awards: G8043446559, G8557273548, G942192757