Mycosis fungoides, the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, has a higher incidence and poorer prognosis in African-Americans. The factors that may be contributing to this disparity are presented in the context of a health disparities framework that includes discussion of patient-related factors such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and biological differences, provider-related ...

Received May 13, 2011, Revised July 30, 2011, Accepted for publication October 16, 2011 Corresponding author: Kee Suck Suh, Department of Dermatology, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-702, Korea. Tel: 82-51-990-6145, Fax: 82-51-990-3041, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attrib...