METHODS: Protocol and registration This review was prospectively registered in the
Prospero International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (2018 ID …

Background Studies have shown racial discrepancies in the rates of postoperative adverse
events following bariatric surgery (BS). We aim to systematically review the literature …

Background The purpose of this study was to examine racial and socio-economic
differences in the receipt of laparoscopic or open surgery among patients with colorectal …

The aim of the study is to determine the influence of area-level socio-economic status and
healthcare access in addition to tumor hormone-receptor subtype on individual breast …

Purpose The goals of this study were to identify geographic and racial/ethnic variation in
breast cancer mortality, and evaluate whether observed geographic differences are …

Importance Social determinants of health have been shown to be key drivers of disparities in
access to surgical care and surgical outcomes. Though the concept of social responsibility …

Cancer is one of the dominant causes of death in the Slovak population. Monitoring the
course of the cancer death rate in Slovakia can be considered as a relevant subject for …

Background Globally, the provision of equitable outcomes for women with breast cancer is a
priority for governments. However, there is growing evidence that a socioeconomic status …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of hysterectomy at the time of pelvic organ
prolapse (POP) repair with the risk of undergoing subsequent POP surgery in a large …

Objective: To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and overall, cancer,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) …