Black Lives Matter Worldwide: Retooling Precision Oncology for True Equity of Cancer Care

Cell Rep Med. 2020 Aug 25;1(5):100079. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2020.100079.

Abstract

In a recent issue of Cancer Cell, Carrot-Zhang et al. identified ancestry-specific molecular variants and expression changes among patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).1 Their study findings and limitations highlight the critical need to diversify populations represented in cancer genomics research.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Black People
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Medical Oncology
  • Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Precision Medicine