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Oncology
Timothy P. Quinn, Martin G. Sanda, David H. Howard, Dattatraya Patil, Christopher P. Filson
Summary: Non-Hispanic Black patients with prostate cancer and those living in less urban areas were less likely to undergo prebiopsy MRI for prostate cancer detection during its early adoption.
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Oncology
Irene M. Tami-Maury, Yue Liao, Maria L. Rangel, Leticia A. Gatus, Eileen H. Shinn, Ashley Alexander, Karen Basen-Engquist
Summary: The study evaluated the effectiveness of the "Active Living After Cancer" program in minority and medically underserved breast cancer survivors, showing improvements in participants' physical activity, quality of life, and physical functioning.
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Oncology
Yun Hwa Jung, Il Yun, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang
Summary: This study aimed to understand new-onset dyslipidemia in medically underserved areas among cancer survivors > 19 years using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Cancer survivors for five years or more from MUA had a higher risk of dyslipidemia onset, with factors such as gender, age, income, disability, complications, and survival years playing a role.
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Oncology
Stephanie Ioannou, Kyle Sutherland, Daniel A. Sussman, Amar R. Deshpande
Summary: This study assessed the impact of offering a blood-based test on colorectal cancer screening rates and patient preferences in a cost-free health fair setting. The results showed that blood-based testing is an effective method to increase screening rates in medically underserved populations, but efforts to improve access to follow-up colonoscopy are necessary.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Candice Schwartz, Ifeanyi Beverly Chukwudozie, Silvia Tejeda, Ganga Vijayasiri, Ivy Abraham, Mylene Remo, Hiral A. Shah, Maria Rojas, Alicia Carillo, Loraine Moreno, Richard B. Warnecke, Kent F. Hoskins
Summary: Providing individualized breast cancer risk estimates in federally qualified health centers was associated with increased use of mammography among women of racial and ethnic minority groups who were at high risk. This strategy could help promote equity in mammography use and reduce racial disparities in breast cancer mortality. Further investigation is needed to explore the potential benefits of this approach.
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Oncology
Francesca Gany, Irina Melnic, Julia Ramirez, Minlun Wu, Yuelin Li, Luke Paolantonio, Nicole Roberts-Eversley, Victoria Blinder, Jennifer Leng
Summary: The study found that 70% of low-income cancer patients experienced food insecurity, with homelessness or living in sheltered/supportive housing, renting, and homeownership being associated housing characteristics. Factors such as living situation satisfaction, housing assistance needs, and feelings of overcrowding were also linked to food insecurity. These results could help prioritize screening for patients' nutrition and housing needs and developing interventions.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Brian E. Gawronski, Emily J. Cicali, Caitrin W. McDonough, Linda B. Cottler, Julio D. Duarte
Summary: Pharmacogenetic testing has potential in addressing health disparities, particularly in medically underserved patients. This study aimed to assess the perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes regarding pharmacogenetic testing in this population. The findings revealed a strong interest in testing, as well as concerns and potential barriers that need to be addressed during implementation.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
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Oncology
V. Shane Pankratz, Mikaela Kosich, Nicholas Edwardson, Kevin English, Prajakta Adsul, Yiting Li, Gulshan Parasher, Shiraz I. Mishra
Summary: There are racial and ethnic disparities in the presentation, survival rates, and mortality of colon cancer. These disparities may be due to social or structural factors, and further research is needed to identify the causes and find ways to overcome them.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Connie C. Shao, M. Chandler McLeod, Lauren T. Gleason, Isabel C. Dos Santos Marques, Daniel Chu, Eric L. Wallace, Mona N. Fouad, Sushanth Reddy
Summary: Telemedicine use has increased significantly among oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are disparities in telemedicine use, particularly with video, among historically vulnerable populations. Understanding these disparities is important for ensuring equitable access to telemedicine.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Samantha H. Batman, Melissa L. Varon, Maria Daheri, Tony Ogburn, Saul D. Rivas, Laura Guerra, Paul A. Toscano, Monica Gasca, Lori Campos, Savanah Foster, Melissa Martin, Marian Yvette Williams-Brown, Yvette Poindexter, Belinda Reininger, Mila P. Salcedo, Andrea Milbourne, Bryan Fellman, Maria E. Fernandez, Ellen Baker, Rose Gowen, Susan Fisher-Hoch, Ana M. Rodriguez, Jessica Milan, Monica Pippin, Ernest Hawk, Kathleen M. Schmeler
Summary: Although cervical cancer is preventable, there are significant disparities in access to screening and prevention services, particularly in medically underserved areas. This comprehensive community-based prevention initiative has effectively increased cervical cancer screening and access to treatment services for individuals in medically underserved areas through community education, patient navigation, and provider training.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Karen M. Winkfield, Jeanne M. Regnante, Ellen Miller-Sonet, Evelyn T. Gonzalez, Karen M. Freund, Patricia M. Doykos
Summary: This study outlines the development of a framework to address cancer care disparities among medically underserved populations, guided by the CCC domains established by IOM/NAS.
JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Uchechukwu C. Megwalu, Yifei Ma, Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Lisa A. Orloff
Summary: Filipino patients with thyroid cancer are more likely to present with locoregionally advanced disease, with higher rates of nodal metastasis and distant metastasis. They have worse survival outcomes compared to other Asians and non-Asians, but this may be driven by their higher rates of locoregionally advanced disease.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lan N. Doan, Yumie Takata, Karen Hooker, Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Veronica L. Irvin
Summary: The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in the aging population, with disparities in risk factors and outcomes found among Asian American and NH/PI subgroups. NH/PI subgroups have higher rates of CVD risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, with Native Hawaiians showing significantly greater odds of reporting stroke compared to White adults. More attention is needed on NH/PIs due to their disproportionate burden of CVD risk factors compared to White and Asian American counterparts.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Arvind Suresh, Nakia M. Wighton, Tanya E. Sorensen, Thomas C. Palladino, Roshini C. Pinto-Powell
Summary: This study investigates the impact of a streamlined, hybrid service learning curriculum on the attitudes and readiness of first-year medical students in addressing health barriers faced by medically underserved communities (MUC). The results show that the redesigned curriculum effectively improves students' positive attitudes towards MUC and their knowledge and confidence in addressing the health challenges of underserved populations. The program also significantly increases student interest in working with medically underserved patients in the future.
MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE
(2022)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Pamela W. Lu, Rebecca E. Scully, Adam C. Fields, Vanessa M. Welten, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Adil Haider, Joel S. Weissman, Karen M. Freund, Nelya Melnitchouk
Summary: Racial disparities exist in patients with rectal cancer in terms of treatment and survival outcomes. Patients treated at minority-serving hospitals have lower odds of receiving standard of care treatment for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma, with Black patients experiencing higher mortality risk compared to White patients.
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2021)