Association of Race and Ethnicity with Genomic Testing at a Comprehensive Cancer Center in North Carolina

Cancer Res Commun. 2024 Nov 1;4(11):2968-2975. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-24-0134.

Abstract

Non-Hispanic Black patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2014 and 2019 and treated at a comprehensive cancer center were less likely to use tumor-specific genomic testing compared with non-Hispanic White patients. Disparities in the use of precision oncology technologies should be monitored and addressed to ensure equitable cancer care.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Black or African American / genetics
  • Cancer Care Facilities
  • Ethnicity / genetics
  • Genetic Testing* / methods
  • Genomics
  • Healthcare Disparities / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • North Carolina / epidemiology
  • Precision Medicine / methods
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / ethnology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Racial Groups / genetics
  • White / genetics