Oncologist perceptions of racial disparity, racial anxiety, and unconscious bias in clinical interactions, treatment, and outcomes.
Racism and implicit bias can result in poorer health outcomes for patients of color. This study examined racial disparity, racial anxiety, and physician unconscious bias and adverse influence on outcomes of non-white oncology patients. Nearly two-thirds of oncologists perceived moderate to very high levels of racial disparities, and a similar proportion rarely or never perceived unconscious bias having a negative influence on patient outcomes.