The microbiome and gynaecological cancer development, prevention and therapy

P Łaniewski, ZE Ilhan, MM Herbst-Kralovetz - Nature Reviews Urology, 2020 - nature.com
The female reproductive tract (FRT), similar to other mucosal sites, harbours a site-specific
microbiome, which has an essential role in maintaining health and homeostasis. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Human papilloma virus-associated cervical cancer and health disparities

P Olusola, HN Banerjee, JV Philley, S Dasgupta - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cervical cancer develops through persistent infection with high-risk human papilloma virus
(hrHPV) and is a leading cause of death among women worldwide and in the United States …

Endometrial cancer

V Makker, H MacKay, I Ray-Coquard… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Although endometrial cancer management remains challenging, a deeper understanding of
the genetic diversity as well as the drivers of the various pathogenic states of this disease …

Racial/ethnic disparities in cervical cancer screening and outcomes

LW Musselwhite, CM Oliveira, T Kwaramba… - Acta cytologica, 2016 - karger.com
Invasive cervical cancer disproportionately affects women without sufficient access to care,
with higher rates among minority groups in higher-income countries and women in low …

[PDF][PDF] Race, socioeconomic status, and health-care access disparities in ovarian cancer treatment and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Karanth, ME Fowler, XH Mao, LE Wilson… - JNCI Cancer …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Ovarian cancer remains a leading cause of death from gynecological
malignancies. Race, socioeconomic status (SES), and access to health care are important …

The trajectory of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of cancer screening before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a large US academic center analysis

FO Marcondes, D Cheng, ET Warner, SC Kamran… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer screening rates declined sharply early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the
pandemic may have exacerbated existing disparities in cancer screening due to the …

Racial–ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in guideline-adherent treatment for endometrial cancer

VE Rodriguez, AMW LeBrón, J Chang… - Obstetrics & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of race–ethnicity and neighborhood
socioeconomic status with adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network …

[HTML][HTML] Insurance status and cancer treatment mediate the association between race/ethnicity and cervical cancer survival

SC Markt, T Tang, AM Cronin, IT Katz, BE Howitt… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cervical cancer outcomes remain poor among disadvantaged populations, including ethnic
minorities, low-income, and underinsured women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Racial differences in endometrial cancer molecular portraits in The Cancer Genome Atlas

DS Guttery, K Blighe, K Polymeros, RP Symonds… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Endometrial cancer (EC) is now the most prevalent gynaecological malignancy in the
Western world. Black or African American women (BoAA) have double the mortality of …

[HTML][HTML] Racial health disparities in ovarian cancer: not just black and white

SK Srivastava, A Ahmad, O Miree, GK Patel… - Journal of ovarian …, 2017 - Springer
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, which disproportionately
affects African American (AA) women. Lack of awareness and socioeconomic factors are …