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Using the National Cancer Database (1\u2009893\u2009026 patients aged 18-64\u2009years, diagnosed between 2013 and 2019), we investigated a potential mediating role of health insurance (privately insured vs uninsured) in explaining racial and ethnic disparities in stage at diagnosis of 10 cancers\u2014breast (female), prostate, colorectum, lung, cervix, uterus, stomach, urinary bladder, head and neck, and skin melanoma\u2014 detectable early through screening, physical examination, or clinical symptoms. The analyses provided evidence of mediation of disparities among non-Hispanic Black vs White individuals in 8 cancers (range of proportions mediated: 4.5%-29.1%), in Hispanic vs non-Hispanic White individuals in 6 cancers (13.2%-68.8%), and in non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander vs White individuals in 3 cancers (5.8%-11.3%). 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