Oesophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide
and is therefore a major global health challenge. The two major subtypes of oesophageal …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dismal prognosis, with a median survival
time of 10-12 months. Clinically, these poor outcomes are attributed to several factors …

Nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Lung cancer
screening (LCS) reduces NSCLC mortality; however, a lack of diversity in LCS studies may …

Advances in the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer have resulted in an
almost 14% decrease in the death rates from all cancers combined from 1991 to 2004 in the …

Research has shown that black patients more frequently undergo surgery at low-quality
hospitals than do white patients. We assessed the extent to which living in racially …

Context No national data exist to examine use of bone-morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in
spinal fusion surgery. Objective To determine the patterns of use and rates of complications …

Purpose The volume-outcomes relationship has led many to advocate centralization of
cancer procedures at high volume hospitals (HVH). We hypothesized that in response …

Background: Previous studies of racial disparities in total joint replacement, particularly total
knee arthroplasty, in the US have predominantly focused on disparities between blacks and …

The prevalence of obesity has increased in recent decades, and obesity is now one of the
leading public health concerns on a worldwide scale. There is accumulating agreement that …

Purpose: Pancreatic cancer remains a major health concern; in the next 2 years, it will
become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Health disparities …