OSUCCC – James study highlights impact of intersecting identities in cancer risk

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Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) conducted an extensive review of both peer-reviewed research studies and governmental public health data, looking at the so-called “intersectionality” of factors influencing health disparities to determine that sexual and racial minority status influences cancer screening behaviors and cancer risk.

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