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Better data collection, health literacy, and cultural awareness can help reduce barriers to access and promote equality in care.

KEY POINTS Cancer survival is improving in Canada owing to earlier detection and treatment advances. Despite publicly funded health care in Canada, access inequities can prevent Black patients from achieving the full benefits of these advances in care. According to the most recent analysis of

A support group in Calgary founded by a cancer survivor and his wife aims to close the gap in care for Black Canadians.

When Yinka Oladele’s husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2016, she automatically became his caregiver. But she struggled to find the information and resources she needed to navigate his diagnosis as a Black patient.