Cancer and elders of color; opportunities for reducing health disparities, evidence review and recommendations for research and policy.RC262 2004-020408 0-7546-4212-7 Cancer and elders of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color ; opportunities for reducing health disparities
Health disparities (also called health inequalities in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. , evidence review and recommendations for research and policy. Capitman, John A. et al. Ashgate Publishing Co., [c]2005 246 p. $99.95 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. some, people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important make up a disproportionate dis·pro·por·tion·ate adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis  pro·por number of cancer patients due to environmental factors or lack of access
to care. However, there has been no comprehensive review of the racial
and ethnic disparities said to be evident in cancer, nor has there been
much work in bringing preventative measures to elders of color in the
Medicare system. Through reviews of the literature and case studies, and
their own qualitative assessments, the authors assess the steps taken to
bring parity as well as equity. They studied the possibilities of using
Medicare systems as a means of cancer prevention, give possible reasons
for cancer disparities, including cancer risk factors and access to
primary prevention services, and focus on various types of cancers to
compare rates of occurrence. They describe emerging interventions to
reduce disparities and opportunities that could be taken within the
Medicare system.
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