National Minority Health Month: Equity Begins With Access

In recognition of National Minority Health Month, OncData Editorial Board members Dr. Jasmin Hundal, Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the Cleveland Clinic, and Megan-Claire Chase, 10-year breast cancer survivor and patient advocate, came together for a candid conversation about the systemic barriers—from transportation and food access to implicit bias and communication failures—that continue to drive health disparities in minoritized communities. Drawing on personal experiences from both sides of the exam room, they confront the reality that awareness alone has never been enough, making a call for cultural competence, shared decision making, and community-level collaboration to close these gaps.