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Cancer burden in neighborhoods with greater racial diversity and environmental burden

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: This cohort study found that cancer incidence rates were associated with environmental burden and with racial and ethnic composition, suggesting the need for sustained community interventions in minoritized census regions with high environmental burden. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Jennifer Cullen, PhD, MPH, email jcullen@houstonmethodist.org.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16740)

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