Racial Disparity in Consultation, Treatment, and the Impact on Survival in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Abstract

Our study shows racial disparity in specialist consultation as well as subsequent treatment with multimodality therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer, and it suggests that inferior survival for black patients may stem from this treatment disparity. Further research into the underlying causes of this inequality will improve access to treatment and survival in metastatic colorectal cancer.