No person living with cancer should be at a higher risk for complications, disabilities and death because of who they are or the conditions in the places where they live, learn, work, and play – also known as social determinants of health – do affect health and access to health care. Other structural and social factors include financial security, education, access to food, social support, and discrimination.
People of color face disproportionate barriers in oncology, which is why Lilly and the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), a research and educational organization dedicated to ensuring high-risk populations receive optimal health care, are working together to reimagine cancer care.
Together, we’ve developed Opportunities to Improve Quality & Advance Equity Along the Cancer Care Continuum, a detailed paper that outlines existing health disparities and provides guidance and recommendations for improving care among all those impacted by this complex disease.