Cancer Can Affect Anyone. But Hispanics Face Disproportionately Severe Outcomes

Cronkite News

Nov 20, 2024

Discusses disparities in cancer mortality between White and Hispanic residents of Arizona. Highlights efforts to increase cancer screenings in rural and border communities. Discusses barriers to healthcare including cultural disconnect, stigma, lack of trust in the healthcare system, and being uninsured.

Access · Cancer · Culture and cultural competency · Health disparities · Health screening · Hispanic or Latino · Mortality · Stigma · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Uninsured and underinsured · Arizona