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Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD, on Policy and Business Solutions to Address Disparities in Cancer Care

2019 Quality Care Symposium

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Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD, of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, discusses cultural factors that contribute to cancer care disparities, the role of national policy in addressing inequities in access to care, and what local institutions can do to improve the situation.



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