According to a UC Davis study, “The Burden of Cancer Among Black/African Americans in California,” Black cancer patients were more likely than White patients to be diagnosed at a later stage and to have multiple health conditions, making treatment more difficult. “These disparities are not because Black people are inherently less healthy,” said Rhonda Smith, executive director of the California Black Health Network. It can also allow health care professionals’ implicit biases to go unrecognized and unchallenged. Californians seeking low-cost cancer screening can contact a local federally qualified health center or the California Department of Public Health’s Every Woman Counts program. The California Black Health Network also offers referrals and advocacy resources.