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Disparities
40 Million Americans Suffer Severe Pain, Survey Finds
An estimated 25.3 million American adults (11.2 percent) had pain every day in the three months preceding a national survey, and nearly 40 million adults (17.6 percent) experienced severe levels of pain. An analysis of the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) revealed associations between pain severity and race, ethnicity, language preference, gender, and age. […]
August 12, 2015
Disparities
Skin Cancer Poses Unique Dangers for People of Color
Not all skin cancers are a result of over-exposure to the sun, and for darker-skinned people, particularly, skin cancer often shows up in different areas on the body than it does on White people. “Among African Americans and native Africans, squamous cell carcinomas occur mainly on the legs, followed by the anogenital region (including both […]
July 20, 2015
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