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Health Care Stats Shows Racial Disparity

Over the years, we have seen time and time again the racial disparity that people of color have faced in the world of healthcare. Multiple studies can show Black men and women suffer more due to lifestyle methods and efforts that can ultimately change someone’s life. This racial disparity in healthcare comes in all forms, including radiation cancer treatment.  Use of a high-tech radiation cancer treatment called proton beam therapy (PBT) has increased overall in the United States over time, but Black patients are unfortunately getting it less often than White patients, according to two new studies that have been