Active Chicago clinical trials critical to minorities

Per the Cook County Health & Hospital Systems (CCH) FY23 – 25 Strategic Plan on Disproportionate Impact requiring CCH Focus:

Black men have the highest rate of prostate cancer deaths, more than twice as high as any other group.
Hispanic man and women are almost twice as likely to have and die from liver cancer.
Hispanic women are 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with and 30 percent more likely to die from cervical cancer, compared to non-Hispanic women.

In 2017, Black men and women were nearly two and a half times more likely to be hospitalized for lower limb amputations related to diabetes compared to non-Hispanic whites.

In 2018, African Americans were 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic whites.
African American women are nearly 60 percent more likely to have high blood pressure compared to non-Hispanic white women.
Of African American women ages 20 and older, 49 percent have heart disease.
Black men are 70 percent more likely to die from a stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites.