Estela Rodriguez: The Hispanic Survival Advantage in Cancer – What’s Behind It?
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Estela Rodriguez: The Hispanic Survival Advantage in Cancer – What’s Behind It?

Estela Rodriguez, Associate Director of Community Outreach in Thoracic Oncology at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, shared on X:

“Breaking Barriers Summit.

Dean Edward Trapido, LSU, School of Public Health discusses Among Latinos and the Hispanic Paradox Survival advantages are seen in several cancers-including lung, colorectal, breast, and head and neck-despite socioeconomic and access challenges, but this pattern is not universal (not seen in stomach, liver, cervical cancer).

Subgroup differences, migration, social factors, and data quality all matter.”

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Estela Rodriguez: The Hispanic Survival Advantage in Cancer - What’s Behind It?