Cancer in an Historic Washington DC African American Population and Its Geospatial Distribution

Cancer in an Historic Washington DC African American Population and Its Geospatial Distribution

Background: Cancer continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the African American community but insights into the types and incidence of cancer 85 years ago have been virtually non-existent and little is known of its geospatial distribution. Historical information on cancer can she...

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Main Authors: Latifa Jackson, Hasan Jackson, Mariam Mohammed, Nicholas Guthrie, Shihyun Kim, Rita Okolo, Fatimah Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Cobb Collection
historic cancer
health disparities
population health
mid-Atlantic region
black Americans
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00383/full

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