Racial disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes have been well documented^1,2 and may be due in part to lack of physician cultural competency. A cancer diagnosis and discussions of prognosis and treatments can have widely different implications across different cultural contexts. Highlighting the importance of high-quality care for diverse cultures, the American Society of Clinical Oncology recently outlined goals for improving cultural competency within its policy statement on cancer disparities.^3,4 However, nationally representative data on cultural competency among physicians is limited. We therefore examined patient–reported physician cultural competency among cancer survivors in the United States using data from a contemporary population-based survey.

癌症发病率和结果的种族差异已得到充分证明^{1,2并且可能部分是}由于缺乏医生文化能力。癌症诊断以及对预后和治疗的讨论在不同的文化背景下可能具有广泛不同的含义。美国临床肿瘤学会最近在其关于癌症差异的政策声明中概述了提高文化能力的目标，强调了对不同文化提供高质量护理的重要性。^{3 ,4}然而，关于医生文化能力的全国代表性数据是有限的。因此，我们使用当代基于人群的调查数据检查了美国癌症幸存者中患者报告的医生文化能力。