Associations between Structural Racism, Environmental Burden, and Cancer Rates: An Ecological Study of US Counties
Our findings highlight the detrimental impact of structural racism on cancer outcomes among minoritized populations. Strategies aiming to mitigate cancer disparities must embed processes to recognize and address systems, policies, laws, and norms that create and reproduce patterns of discrimination.
Authors
- Kassandra I. Alcaraz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-3881)
- Joelle Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6091-1664)
- Roland J. Thorpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-4997)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ethnicity & Disease
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18865/ethndis-2023-68
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities