子宫内膜癌和生殖正义问题
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Obstetrics and gynecology
|August 17, 2023
概括
子宫内膜癌 (EC) 不成比例地影响黑人,导致死亡率更高,护理质量更差. 这篇评论将EC置于生殖正义运动的框架内,强调其对生殖健康和生活结果的影响.
科学领域:
- 妇科瘤学 妇科瘤学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 子宫内膜癌 (EC) 是美国最常见的妇科恶性瘤.
- 与白人相比,黑人人面临的EC5年死亡风险比白人高90%.
- 在整个EC疾病连续性中,黑人患者的护理质量存在差异.
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