In the USA, Black  and Hispanic ovarian cancer patients experience much poorer outcomes than White patients, suggesting they have less access to quality care.  But why does this disparity exist, and what can be done to bridge this gap?

Dr Akinyemiju, Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute, USA, is tackling these questions and  more in the Ovarian Cancer Epidemiology, Healthcare Access, and Disparities Study, or simply, ORCHiD.

Read some of their latest work here:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052808