Rural–urban disparities in cancer outcomes: opportunities for future research

S Bhatia, W Landier, ED Paskett… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cancer care disparities among rural populations are increasingly documented and may be
worsening, likely because of the impact of rurality on access to state-of-the-art cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening: challenges and opportunities

RS Cancino, Z Su, R Mesa, GE Tomlinson, J Wang - JMIR cancer, 2020 - jmir.org
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States and across the globe. Cancer
screening is an effective preventive measure that can reduce cancer incidence and …

A cell-free DNA blood-based test for colorectal cancer screening

DC Chung, DM Gray, H Singh, RB Issaka… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in adults in the United
States. Early detection could prevent more than 90% of colorectal cancer–related deaths, yet …

County-level social vulnerability and breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates in the US, 2018

C Bauer, K Zhang, Q Xiao, J Lu, YR Hong… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Area-level factors have been identified as important social determinants of
health (SDoH) that impact many health-related outcomes. Less is known about how the …

Profiles in social vulnerability: the association of social determinants of health with postoperative surgical outcomes

A Paro, JM Hyer, A Diaz, DI Tsilimigras, TM Pawlik - Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The association of different social vulnerability subthemes (ie, socioeconomic
status, household composition and disability, minority status and language, and housing …

Association between area-level socioeconomic deprivation and diabetes care quality in US primary care practices

SS Kurani, MA Lampman, SA Funni… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Diabetes management operates under a complex interrelationship between
behavioral, social, and economic factors that affect a patient's ability to self-manage and …

[HTML][HTML] Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19: evidence from six large cities

J Benitez, C Courtemanche, A Yelowitz - Journal of Economics, Race, and …, 2020 - Springer
As of June 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has led to more than 2.3 million confirmed
infections and 121 thousand fatalities in the USA, with starkly different incidence by race and …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience and equity in a time of crises: investing in public urban greenspace is now more essential than ever in the US and beyond

JC Bikomeye, S Namin, C Anyanwu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intersecting negative effects of structural racism, COVID-19, climate change, and
chronic diseases disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities in the US and around …

The association of social determinants of health with COVID‐19 mortality in rural and urban counties

R Paul, A Arif, K Pokhrel… - The Journal of Rural Health, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To identify the county‐level effects of social determinants of health (SDoH) on
COVID‐19 (corona virus disease 2019) mortality rates by rural–urban residence and …

An overview of cancer health disparities: new approaches and insights and why they matter

TZ Minas, M Kiely, A Ajao, S Ambs - Carcinogenesis, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cancer health disparities remain stubbornly entrenched in the US health care system. The
Affordable Care Act was legislation to target these disparities in health outcomes. Expanded …