ABSTRACT
African American women are disproportionately affected by cervical cancer, with higher rates of incidence and mortality than white women. Most of the difference would disappear with equal treatment. As usual, primary care providers are on the front lines.
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- Cynthia Arvizo, MD
- Haider Mahdi, MD⇑
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- ADDRESS:
Haider Mahdi, MD, Women’s Health Institute, A81, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; mahdih{at}ccf.org
ABSTRACT
African American women are disproportionately affected by cervical cancer, with higher rates of incidence and mortality than white women. Most of the difference would disappear with equal treatment. As usual, primary care providers are on the front lines.
- Copyright © 2017 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.