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Equal access to treatment results in good outcomes

July 25th, 2012

New research from St. Jude proves that equal access to treatment and care results in good outcomes for both white and African-American children.

Traditionally, survival rates between the two groups were very different, but children treated at St. Jude for virtually all cancers during a 15-year period ending in 2007 had similar outcomes.

While this and previous studies have highlighted the success of St. Jude in closing the gap for its patients, investigators reported that this is not the case for many other U.S. pediatric cancer patients.

“These findings flow directly from Danny Thomas’ strong view that to conquer childhood cancer, treatment must be equally available across all racial and ethnic groups, which has been the case at St. Jude since he opened the doors in 1962,” said Dr. William E. Evans, St. Jude CEO and a study co-author.

Thank you for all that you do for our children to ensure that each and every child at St. Jude can receive lifesaving treatment at no cost to their families.

Provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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