Daniel Smith, MBA’s Post

Black Patients Face Grave Inequities in Cancer Care Compared to White Counterparts! 🚨 📉 Disturbing Disparities in Treatment: Delayed and Inferior Care: Black patients with early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) are alarmingly more likely to face delays and receive substandard care compared to White patients. 🕒 Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Delays: Specifically, there's an increased time for Black patients to receive crucial treatments like adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer and neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer. ⏳ 💔 Health Insurance: A Critical Barrier: The Root of Racial Disparity: The study pinpoints health insurance as the leading cause of these racial disparities, contributing to over 20% of the treatment gaps. 🏥 Impact on Treatment Outcomes: This lack of adequate insurance coverage is directly impacting the quality and timeliness of cancer treatment for Black patients. 📉 🚫 Guideline-Concordant Care Not Met: Falling Short of Standards: There's a concerning trend where Black patients are less likely to receive care that meets established medical guidelines, both in colon and rectal cancer treatments. 📚 📢 Implications and Call to Action: Urgent Need for Healthcare Equity: These findings are a wake-up call for immediate action towards equitable healthcare access, especially in expanding health insurance coverage. ✊🏿 Policy Reform and Public Health Priority: The study demands attention from policymakers and public health officials to tackle these systemic issues and ensure equal cancer care for all races. 🏛️ Continued Research and Awareness: It's crucial to keep researching healthcare disparities and raising awareness among healthcare providers and the general public. 🔍 This study is a shocking revelation of the deep-rooted racial disparities in cancer care. It's a call to arms for systemic change to ensure that healthcare equity is not just an ideal, but a reality. 🌍💡 Dr. Aaron Smith Dr. Susan Swayze UCLA PhD, Duke MBA Mike Green Elizabeth Leiba Karima Sharif-Ali, MBA Janelle Scantlebury, MIS #JusticeInCancerCare #blackstoriesmatter #BlackHealthMatters