Navigating a path to equity in cancer care: the role of patient navigation

N Dixit, H Rugo, NJ Burke - American Society of Clinical Oncology …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
Notable barriers exist in the delivery of equitable care for all patients with cancers. Social
determinants of health at distal, intermediate, and proximal levels impact cancer care …

[HTML][HTML] Structural racism and breast cancer-specific survival: impact of economic and racial residential segregation

N Goel, AC Westrick, ZD Bailey, A Hernandez… - Annals of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To analyze the effect of economic and racial/ethnic residential segregation on
breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) in South Florida, a diverse metropolitan area that …

[HTML][HTML] Racial and ethnic disparities in cervical cancer screening from three US healthcare settings

JC Spencer, JJ Kim, JA Tiro, SJ Feldman… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction This study sought to characterize racial and ethnic disparities in cervical cancer
screening and follow-up of abnormal findings across 3 US healthcare settings. Methods …

Addressing inequalities in breast cancer care delivery

LC Elmore, OM Fayanju - Surgical Oncology Clinics, 2023 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United States
and much of the world. One in eight US women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime …

Disease characteristics and mortality among Asian women with breast cancer

AYL Yu, SM Thomas, GD DiLalla, RA Greenup… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Asian women with breast cancer are often studied in aggregate, belying
significant intragroup diversity. The authors sought to examine differences in breast cancer …

Localized prostate cancer disparities in risk group at presentation and access to treatment for Hispanic men

N Swami, YA Baez, I Franco, T Nguyen… - Prostate cancer and …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Despite great heterogeneity amongst Hispanic groups, prostate cancer studies
often report Hispanic patients in aggregate. We sought to identify differences in prostate …

Disparities in primary breast cancer stage at presentation among Hispanic subgroups

N Swami, T Nguyen, EC Dee, I Franco, YA Baez… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Although the United States (US) Hispanic population consists of
diverse communities, prior breast cancer studies often analyze this group in aggregate. Our …

Understanding the role of access in Hispanic cancer screening disparities

JC Spencer, L Noel, NK Shokar, MP Pignone - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hispanic populations in the United States experience numerous barriers to care
access. It is unclear how cancer screening disparities between Hispanic and non‐Hispanic …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective study in tumour characteristics and clinical outcomes of overweight and obese women with breast cancer

C Luís, J Dias, J Firmino-Machado… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Obesity and breast cancer are two major pathologies closely associated with
increasing incidence and mortality rates, especially amongst women. The association …

Race and site of care impact treatment delays in older women with non-metastatic breast cancer

JH Song, O Kantor, EA Mittendorf, TA King… - Annals of Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Women≥ 65 years of age are less likely to receive guideline-concordant breast
cancer care. Given existing racial/ethnic disparities, older minority breast cancer patients …