Association between major discrimination and deficit accumulation in African American cancer survivors: The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors Study

Background Discrimination can adversely affect health and accelerate aging, but little is known about these relationships in cancer survivors. This study examines associations of discrimination and aging among self‐identified African American survivors. Methods A population‐based sample of 2232 survivors 20–79 years old at diagnosis were enrolled within 5 years of breast (n = 787), colorectal (n = 227), lung (n = 223), or prostate (n = 995) cancer between 2017 and 2022. Surveys were completed post‐active therapy. A deficit accumulation index measured aging‐related disease and function (score range, 0–1, where