Computer models fill critical knowledge gaps to help reduce cancer disparities and advance health equity

• In cancers with widely used screening procedures but persistently large gaps in racial incidence, better access to screening by racial minorities could play a larger role in helping reduce those disparities.
• High-quality therapies (those in accordance with treatment recommendations from professional organizations with treatment guidelines delivered promptly after diagnosis, with all planned cycles completed and no or minimal dose reductions) could have a very positive impact on mortality disparities between Black people compared to the overall population, especially as new and more effective therapeutic options evolve.

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