Head and Neck Cancer Compared With Other Cancers—Does the Great Equalizer Equalize Equally?

When Andrew Lo, PhD, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management stated, "Cancer is the great equalizer. Everyone is affected by it either themselves or through loved ones," we might infer that the experience of this very human tragedy would cut through factors that can be divisive, such as race, sex, educational status, and socioeconomic status. The implication is that before cancer we are all equal, regardless of such factors. However, the recent work by Massa et al indicates that this may not be the case.

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