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Racial disparities in high-cost cancer treatment for children

08.06.20 | JAMA Network

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What The Study Did: This observational study looked at whether race and socioeconomic factors were associated with children enrolled in national clinical trials receiving high-cost proton radiotherapy for treatment of cancer.

Authors: Daphne A. Haas-Kogan, M.D., of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2259)

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How to Cite This Article

APA:
JAMA Network. (2020, August 6). Racial disparities in high-cost cancer treatment for children. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GRDJ4W8/racial-disparities-in-high-cost-cancer-treatment-for-children.html
MLA:
"Racial disparities in high-cost cancer treatment for children." Brightsurf News, Aug. 6 2020, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GRDJ4W8/racial-disparities-in-high-cost-cancer-treatment-for-children.html.