The impact of social and environmental factors on cancer biology in Black Americans

BD Lord, AR Harris, S Ambs - Cancer Causes & Control, 2023 - Springer
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with early onset of chronic diseases and
reduced life expectancy. The involvement of neighborhood-level factors in defining cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Depression, anxiety and related factors among Syrian breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

J Soqia, M Al-Shafie, LY Agha, MB Alameer, D Alhomsi… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Breast cancer represents a traumatic experience with a psychological burden.
The prevalence of psychological distress (which include depression and anxiety) among …

[HTML][HTML] Neighborhood disadvantage and biological aging biomarkers among breast cancer patients

J Shen, BF Fuemmeler, VB Sheppard, HD Bear… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with adverse clinical outcomes
among breast cancer patients, but the underlying pathway is still unclear. Limited evidence …

The persistence of poverty and its impact on cancer diagnosis, treatment and survival

MV Papageorge, AP Woods, SWL de Geus… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the effect of persistent poverty on the diagnosis, surgical resection
and survival of patients with non–small cell lung (NSCLC), breast, and colorectal cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes regarding pharmacogenetic testing in the medically underserved

BE Gawronski, EJ Cicali, CW McDonough… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Pharmacogenetic testing may hold promise in addressing health disparities, as
medically underserved patients appear to be prescribed medications with pharmacogenetic …

Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the presentation and management of pediatric thyroid cancer

RK Sharma, S Patel, JN Gallant, BI Esianor… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Disparities across race and socioeconomic status (SES) in cancer treatment exist
for many malignancies. Disadvantaged groups have repeatedly been shown to receive sub …

Social Deprivation and End-of-Life Care Use Among Adults With Cancer

SH Cross, KR Yabroff, KA Yeager, KA Curseen… - JCO Oncology …, 2024 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Socioeconomic differences are partially responsible for racial inequities in
cancer outcomes, yet the association of area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and race …

Multilevel Determinants of Cancer Health Disparities

CH Halbert - Cancer Health Disparities: From Determinants of …, 2023 - Springer
Now more than ever, health-care systems and public health agencies are focused on
improving health-care quality and outcomes among disparity populations and other …

Finance, race, ethnicity, and spoken language impact clinical outcomes for children with acute liver failure

J Ascher Bartlett, S Barhouma… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is an emergency, necessitating prompt
referral and management at an experienced liver transplant center. Social determinants of …

[HTML][HTML] Highlighting the value of Alzheimer's disease-focused registries: lessons learned from cancer surveillance

MC Miller, R Bayakly, BG Schreurs, KJ Flicker… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Like cancer, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) comprise a global health
burden that can benefit tremendously from the power of disease registry data. With an aging …