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ASO Author Reflections: The Need for Disaggregated Study among Hispanic Populations

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Funding

Dr. Mahal is funded by the Prostate Cancer Foundation and (PCF), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the Department of Defense, and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Chino and Dr. Dee are funded in part through the NIH/NCI Support Grant P30 CA008748. Dr. Franco is funded in part through a NIH/NCI Diversity Supplement from the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities 5R01CA240582-03, and a Career Development Award from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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  1. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Nishwant Swami MPH

  2. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

    Nishwant Swami MPH

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Edward Christopher Dee MD & Fumiko Chino MD

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

    Idalid Franco MD, MPH

  5. Department of Radiation Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Brandon A. Mahal MD

  6. Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

    Narjust Duma MD

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Mr. Swami, Dr. Dee, and Dr. Chino had final responsibility for the decision to submit this article for publication. Concept and Design: all authors; Drafting and Critical revision for important intellectual content: all authors.

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Swami, N., Dee, E.C., Franco, I. et al. ASO Author Reflections: The Need for Disaggregated Study among Hispanic Populations. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 7988–7989 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12332-3

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