Rural Residents at Higher Risk for Colon Cancer Surgery; Post-Op Outcomes Differ by Race – Healio

Read article - Features comments by Niveditta Ramkuma, MED ’15, ’20, ’25, in an article about her co-authored research that found that rural Black patients experienced higher odds of postoperative complications and mortality compared to non-Black rural patients. “Our findings highlight the intersectional nature of underlying disparities in colon cancer management,” Niveditta Ramkuma writes.