Exploring the ethical use of race in cancer research
Scientific articles should use race as a social construct. Although most articles used race appropriately, the few that did not or were unclear show that there needs to be a greater awareness of the impact of language about race in scientific studies. Correctly using race is crucial to ethical research.
Authors
- Kersten J Pierre
- Chineme Amechi
- Margie D. Dixon
- Rebecca D. Pentz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4338-6663)
- J W Dickerson
- Catherine Diop Chalmers
- Dagmawi Lulseged
Institutions
- Emory Healthcare (US)
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Oncologist
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyaf360
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Emory University
- Winship Cancer Institute