Missouri is among the Midwestern states with some of the country's highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.
While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.
While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.
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