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Manali I. Patel, MD, MPH, on Community-Based Intervention and Cancer Care Disparity

2021 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

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Manali I. Patel, MD, MPH, of Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses data suggesting that community health workers and innovative payer models can better engage low-income and minority patients with cancer, improve their health-related quality of life, and reduce unwanted and unnecessary acute care.



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