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If you’re Latino between the ages of 15-29, then you’re 75% more likely than whites to die of cancer, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Cancer Center, LatinPost reports.
“This is a population that shouldn’t be getting cancer and it’s devastating when they do. Knowing that a disparity exists allows us to ask questions that can help ensure everyone receives the best possible care,” said study author Meryl Colton, a medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
What are the roots of this disparity?
According to Colton, this disparity could be attributed to three factors: “disadvantages of the patient’s socioeconomic level, the possibility that for genetic reasons a cancer might pose a greater danger for certain populations, and the possibility that the medical system does not offer equal diagnosis and treatment across all ethnic groups.”
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
