Addressing Racial Inequity in Cancer Care: Self-Awareness Among Oncology Professionals

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John Sweetenham
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Volume 20: Issue 10
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Oct 2022
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https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.0056
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Disclosures: The author has disclosed that he has not received any financial consideration from any person or organization to support the preparation, analysis, results, or discussion of this article.

Correspondence: John Sweetenham, MD, UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390. Email: john.sweetenham@utsouthwestern.edu
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1540-1405
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1540-1413
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National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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01 Oct 2022
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