American Society of Clinical Oncology policy statement: opportunities in the patient protection and affordable care act to reduce cancer care disparities
B Moy, BN Polite, MT Halpern, SK Stranne… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - ascopubs.org
Patients in specific vulnerable population groups suffer disproportionately from cancer. The
elimination of cancer disparities is critically important for lessening the burden of cancer. The …
elimination of cancer disparities is critically important for lessening the burden of cancer. The …
Global health from a cancer care perspective
M Pesec, T Sherertz - Future Oncology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is now recognized as one of the four leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, and incidence is expected to rise significantly in the next two decades …
worldwide, and incidence is expected to rise significantly in the next two decades …
American society of clinical oncology policy statement: disparities in cancer care
E Goss, AM Lopez, CL Brown, DS Wollins… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has embarked on an intensive campaign
to integrate elimination of cancer health disparities into the Society's overall mission and …
to integrate elimination of cancer health disparities into the Society's overall mission and …
Health care system and socioeconomic factors associated with variance in use of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma in the United States
Purpose Guidelines recommend sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for patients with clinical
stage IB/II melanomas, but not clinical stage IA melanoma. This study examines factors …
stage IB/II melanomas, but not clinical stage IA melanoma. This study examines factors …
Psychometric properties of an A ustralian supportive care needs assessment tool for I ndigenous patients with cancer
G Garvey, VL Beesley, M Janda, PK O'Rourke… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND There are significant disparities in cancer outcomes between Indigenous
and non‐Indigenous Australians. Identifying the unmet supportive care needs of Indigenous …
and non‐Indigenous Australians. Identifying the unmet supportive care needs of Indigenous …
A novel prediction model of prognosis after gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma: development and validation using Asian databases
Y Woo, T Son, K Song, N Okumura, Y Hu… - Annals of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The prognoses of gastric cancer patients vary greatly among countries.
Meanwhile, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system shows limited accuracy in …
Meanwhile, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system shows limited accuracy in …
Breast cancer in Latin America: results of the Latin American and caribbean society of medical oncology/breast cancer research foundation expert survey
E Cazap, AC Buzaid, C Garbino, J De La Garza… - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of breast cancer in Latin American countries is lower than that in more
developed countries, whereas the mortality rate is higher. These differences probably are …
developed countries, whereas the mortality rate is higher. These differences probably are …
[HTML][HTML] The evolution of comprehensive cancer care in Western Kenya
RM Strother, FC Asirwa, NB Busakhala, E Njiru… - Journal of Cancer …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the next 20 years, it is expected that 70% of incident cancers will be diagnosed in the
developing world. There exist very few models of cancer care delivery in resource …
developing world. There exist very few models of cancer care delivery in resource …
[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer in Latin America: experts perceptions compared with medical care standards
E Cazap, A Buzaid, C Garbino, J De la Garza, F Orlandi… - The Breast, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The BCRF II study presents a systematic review of the norms,
recommendations and guidelines that are considered medical care standards (MCS) for …
recommendations and guidelines that are considered medical care standards (MCS) for …
Assessing patterns of practice of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer in Latin America
Introduction There is a lack information regarding how sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB)
for breast cancer is carried out today in developing countries and how it was adapted. To …
for breast cancer is carried out today in developing countries and how it was adapted. To …