Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States

VA Zavala, PM Bracci, JM Carethers… - British journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity
that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental …

High social vulnerability and “textbook outcomes” after cancer operation

JM Hyer, DI Tsilimigras, A Diaz, RS Mirdad… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The effect of community-level factors on surgical outcomes has not been well
examined. We sought to characterize differences in “textbook outcomes”(TO) relative to …

Disparities in access to oncologic care in pancreatic cancer: a systematic review

AL Fonseca, H Khan, KR Mehari, D Cherla… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pancreatic cancer care is complex, and multiple disparities in receipt of
therapies have been documented. The authors aimed to conduct a systematic review of the …

Assessment of textbook oncologic outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

PJ Sweigert, E Eguia, MS Baker… - Journal of surgical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Composite outcomes may more accurately reflect patient and provider
expectations around optimal care. We sought to determine the impact of achieving a so …

[HTML][HTML] Geographical distribution of pancreatic cancer in the state of mississippi by incidence and mortality from 2003 to 2019

BN Nduma, S Ambe, C Ekhator, E Fonkem - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Pancreatic cancer can be a very debilitating disease. In the USA and around
the world, pancreatic cancer is among the causes of cancer-related deaths. This study aims …

Disparities in NCCN guideline-compliant care for patients with early-stage pancreatic adenocarcinoma at minority-serving versus non-minority-serving hospitals

HA Lima, L Alaimo, Z Moazzam, Y Endo… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Racial/ethnic disparities in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) outcomes may
relate to receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline-compliant …

Association between social determinants of health and delayed postoperative adjuvant therapy among patients undergoing resection of pancreatic cancer

Z Rashid, MM Munir, S Woldesenbet… - Journal of surgical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Pancreatic cancer (PDAC) requires a multimodality
approach. We sought to define the association between social determinants of health …

Disparities in stage-specific guideline-concordant cancer-directed treatment for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

A Hamad, M DePuccio, BN Reames, A Dave… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The utilization of cancer-directed treatment for patients with all stages of
pancreatic cancer in the USA is unknown. This study sought to examine national practice …

Racial/ethnic disparities in hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries dying from pancreatic cancer

AZ Paredes, JM Hyer, E Palmer, MB Lustberg… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background We sought to define the incidence and characterize the timing of hospice
utilization among racial/ethnic minority patients following pancreatectomy for pancreatic …

The impact of metastatic sites on survival Rates and predictors of extended survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

JM Levine, IF Rompen, JC Franco, B Swett, MC Kryschi… - Pancreatology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background objectives The aim of this study was to determine the role of site-specific
metastatic patterns over time and assess factors associated with extended survival in …