A new study discovers there is no data on how common types of cancer affect Black people in Canada.
There's no data on how the 20 most common cancers in the country affect Black people, according to a new study from the University of Ottawa’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health.
"What we found is … a real gap when we compared [cancer] research within Black communities and research within other communities," said Jude Mary Cénat, an associate professor at the university's school of psychology and ICBH director. "Without research, the care cannot be adapted … [and] we cannot put in place prevention measures that are adapted to people from Black communities," he said, adding that there is an urgent need for similar data in Canada.The study also found that members of Black communities are less likely than their white counterparts to voluntarily get screened for cancers. As a result, they tend to receive diagnoses later, increasing mortality rates.
Ngwafusi said the lack of cancer research pertaining to Black communities is an example of 'data discrimination.'
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