Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
A report from the American Association for Cancer Research indicates that federal funding cuts and policy changes have disrupted 93% of surveyed cancer disparity researchers. The cuts, largely stemming from the NIH and NCI, have led to the termination of hundreds of grants and the interruption of critical medical trials.
Why it matters
The disruption of research into health disparities threatens to widen the gap in cancer outcomes for marginalized and rural populations.
Why are some people more likely to get cancer, and to die from it than others? Rural Americans, for instance, are 18% more likely to die from cancer overall, and Black women are 35% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. That's according to a recent report from the American Association for Cancer Research, or AACR.
The article focuses heavily on the negative impacts of specific administration policies and uses terms like 'radical' in quotes to frame the administration's justification critically.
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