Biology Doesn’t Explain Disparities in Cancer Treatment — Racial Bias Does

The story was all too familiar.

A patient is diagnosed with locally aggressive prostate cancer. A few days before the surgery, the patient does not show up for his preoperative visit. We call the patient.

“We noticed you didn’t show up for the pre-op, is everything okay?” “I am sorry, doc. Had to cancel — something came up,” he sighed. “No problem. Should we reschedule the procedure?”

Source: THE HILL