Article
Oncology
Thomas R. O'Brien, Susan S. Devesa, Jill Koshiol, Jorge A. Marrero, Meredith S. Shiels
Summary: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is decreasing in most racial/ethnic populations in the United States, but significant disparities still exist between different racial/ethnic groups.
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Dontre' M. Douse, Linda X. Yin, Felicia O. Olawuni, Amy E. Glasgow, Elizabeth B. Habermann, Daniel L. Price, Kendall K. Tasche, Eric J. Moore, Kathryn M. Van Abel
Summary: This study explores racial disparities in the surgical management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). The results show that non-Hispanic black patients are less likely to undergo surgery for OPSCC, while other racial groups are more likely to refuse surgery when recommended.
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oanh L. Meyer, Lilah Besser, Diana Mitsova, Michaela Booker, Elaine Luu, Michele Tobias, Sarah Tomaszewski Farias, Dan Mungas, Charles DeCarli, Rachel A. Whitmer
Summary: This study found that neighborhoods with higher clustering of Latino and Black residents may be associated with cognitive outcomes in older adults. Specifically, Black and Latino older adults in highly clustered neighborhoods had lower baseline memory scores, but slower rates of decline over time.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Surgery
Erin L. Doren, Kelley Park, Jessica Olson
Summary: This systematic review evaluates racial disparities in breast reconstruction for African American women after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The study found that breast reconstruction rates were 45.7% in white women and 38.5% in African American women. Implicit bias, communication barriers, and infrastructure were identified as the most promising strategies to achieve equitable access to breast reconstruction for African American women.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David L. DeRemer, Nam K. Nguyen, Avirup Guha, Faraz S. Ahmad, Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, Carl J. Pepine, Michael G. Fradley, Yan Gong
Summary: This study evaluated the differences in cardiac surveillance among different racial and ethnic groups among survivors of cancer after exposure to anthracycline-based treatment. The study found that African American and Hispanic patients had lower participation rates in cardiac surveillance. These results suggest that healthcare providers need to be aware of social inequities and take measures to ensure recommended cardiac surveillance after anthracycline therapy.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Luyao Dai, Hanxiao Cui, Yuanhang Bao, Liqun Hu, Zhangjian Zhou, Meng Wang, Shuai Lin, Hao Wu, Huafeng Kang, Xiaobin Ma
Summary: Immediate postmastectomy reconstruction has a survival benefit for patients with TNBC, with implant reconstruction showing the most obvious advantage.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Melina Arnold, Eileen Morgan, Aude Bardot, Mark J. Rutherford, Jacques Ferlay, Alana Little, Bjorn Moller, Oliver Bucher, Prithwish De, Ryan R. Woods, Nathalie Saint-Jacques, Anna T. Gavin, Gerda Engholm, Michael P. Achiam, Geoff Porter, Paul M. Walsh, Sally Vernon, Serena Kozie, Agnihotram Ramanakumar, Charlotte Lynch, Samantha Harrison, Neil Merrett, Dianne L. O'Connell, Tom Mala, Mark Elwood, John Zalcberg, Dyfed W. Huws, David Ransom, Freddie Bray, Isabelle Soerjomataram
Summary: This study provides the first international comparison of oesophageal and gastric cancer survival by stage at diagnosis and histological subtype across high-income countries with similar access to healthcare. The results show that survival from these cancers varies across countries, particularly for localised disease, and differences in treatment, cancer registration practice, and staging methods may impact these comparisons.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Rachel L. Peterson, Rebecca Pejak, Kristen M. George, Paola Gilsanz, Michelle Ko, Oanh L. Meyer, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, Amy Kind, Rachel A. Whitmer
Summary: Community disadvantage is associated with late-life cognition, and there are limited studies examining its contribution to racial disparities in cognition.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Monique J. Brown, Robert Patterson
Summary: The study found a negative association between subjective cognitive decline and life satisfaction, with no significant differences in the association across different genders, races/ethnicities, and gendered racial/ethnic groups.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Brandon A. Mahal, Travis Gerke, Shivanshu Awasthi, Howard R. Soule, Jonathan W. Simons, Andrea Miyahira, Susan Halabi, Daniel George, Elizabeth A. Platz, Lorelei Mucci, Kosj Yamoah
Summary: This study critically synthesizes the available evidence on prostate cancer disparities and emphasizes the importance of racially diverse studies to understand and address these disparities. The findings highlight the need for intervention studies and clinical trials that include Black and other men with prostate cancer to reduce the widening disparities.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Jon Zelner, Rob Trangucci, Ramya Naraharisetti, Alex Cao, Ryan Malosh, Kelly Broen, Nina Masters, Paul Delamater
Summary: The study analyzed individual-level COVID-19 data from Michigan and found that Blacks experienced the highest burden of confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, with incidence and mortality rates more than twice as high as Whites. The disparity in mortality between Blacks and Whites is primarily driven by higher rates of COVID-19 infection across all age groups, rather than differences in case-fatality rates.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Taylor D. Ellington, S. Jane Henley, Reda J. Wilson, Manxia Wu, Lisa C. Richardson
Summary: Plasma cell myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma, and extramedullary plasmacytoma primarily affect the elderly and are associated with excess body weight. The incidence rates of multiple myeloma have increased among adults in the United States from 2003 to 2016.
Review
Oncology
Paris D. Butler, Martin P. Morris, Adeyiza O. Momoh
Summary: Racial disparities in breast reconstruction for African American women exist in various aspects, including reconstruction rates, physician referral patterns, patient knowledge of reconstructive options, and risk factors for complications. Targeted research and strategies can help improve these disparities.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Neil P. Buac, Johnathan A. Khusid, Morgan R. Sturgis, Mantu Gupta, Dara J. Lundon, Alexander K. Chow, Adan Z. Becerra
Summary: This study aims to quantify the mechanisms that contribute to the treatment delays experienced by Black and Hispanic MIBC patients. The results showed that Black and Hispanic patients had increased odds of treatment delays compared to White patients. Intervening upon patient and system factors could reduce treatment delays.
UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Bryan D. Lizza, Kevin D. Betthauser, Paul H. Juang, Nicholas B. Hampton, Patrick G. Lyons, Marin H. Kollef, Scott T. Micek
Summary: This study found that Black race is associated with a higher rate of all-cause and sepsis readmission following community-onset sepsis compared with White race, possibly due to unaddressed health disparities. Black patients tend to reside in zip codes with lower median household income, are more likely to use public insurance, and are less likely to receive vasopressors during treatment.
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Caitlin E. Marks, Samantha M. Thomas, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Gayle DiLalla, Sarah Sammons, E. Shelley Hwang, Jennifer K. Plichta
Summary: The study found that all MBC patients benefited from primary tumor resection surgery. The benefit of surgery on overall survival varied across different prognostic groups.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Urvish Jain, Bhav Jain, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Fumiko Chino, Edward Christopher Dee
Summary: The study found that black women experienced treatment delays more frequently than white women (adjusted odds ratio: 1.93 [95% CI: 1.76-2.11], p < 0.001). The adjusted rates of treatment delay were 4.91% [95% CI: 4.51%-5.30%] and 2.60% [95% CI: 2.47%-2.74%] for black and white women, respectively, and 2.97% [95% CI: 2.83%-3.12%], 2.36% [95% CI: 2.03%-2.68%], and 1.18% [95% CI: 0.54%-1.81%] for women from metro, urban, and rural areas, respectively.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Letter
Oncology
Alice Yunzi L. Yu, Yoshiko Iwai, Samantha M. Thomas, Georgia M. Beasley, Ranjan Sudan, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Alice Yunzi L. Yu, Samantha M. Thomas, Gayle D. DiLalla, Rachel A. Greenup, E. Shelley Hwang, Terry Hyslop, Carolyn S. Menendez, Jennifer K. Plichta, Lisa A. Tolnitch, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
Summary: Breast cancer characteristics and outcomes vary significantly among Asian women, with Southeast Asian women potentially facing the worst survival rates according to the study findings.
Editorial Material
Surgery
Jennifer H. Fieber, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Cosette D. Champion, Samantha M. Thomas, Jennifer K. Plichta, Edgardo Parrilla Castellar, Laura H. Rosenberger, Rachel A. Greenup, Terry Hyslop, E. Shelley Hwang, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
Summary: This study compares tumor subtypes, stage at diagnosis, time to surgery, and overall survival among different races of Hispanic patients and among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women of the same race. The results show that Hispanic women have improved overall survival compared to non-Hispanic women, but there are racial differences in tumor subtype and nodal stage among Hispanic women.
JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Taofik Oyekunle, Samantha M. Thomas, Kearston L. Ingraham, Laura J. Fish, Rachel A. Greenup, Kevin C. Oeffinger, S. Yousuf Zafar, Terry Hyslop, E. Shelley Hwang, Steven R. Patierno, Nadine J. Barrett
Summary: This study aimed to identify modifiable factors associated with cancer screening. The results showed that healthy dietary habits were associated with greater knowledge about breast and colorectal cancer screening, while negative attitudes and barriers to healthcare were associated with less screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. Having a place to seek medical care was independently associated with a higher likelihood of colorectal cancer screening.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Steven G. Woodward, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Rachel A. Greenup, S. Yousuf Zafar, Terry Hyslop, E. Shelley Hwang, Laura J. Fish
Summary: This study aimed to investigate modifiable contributors to breast cancer treatment from the perspectives of patients and providers and assess the alignment of their perceptions. Both patients and providers identified suboptimal communication, parking and transportation issues, and competing family-caregiving responsibilities as modifiable barriers to care. However, there were also significant discrepancies between the perceptions of patients and providers.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Ritika Manik, Oluwadamilola M. M. Fayanju
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Ritika Manik, Connor B. Grady, Leisha C. Elmore, Jennifer H. Fieber, Gary M. Freedman, Rachel C. Jankowitz, Julia C. Tchou, Jennifer Q. Zhang, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Ritika Manik, Connor B. Grady, Leisha C. Elmore, Jennifer H. Fieber, Gary M. Freedman, Rachel C. Jankowitz, Julia C. Tchou, Jennifer Q. Zhang, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
Summary: This study examined the potential impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) on post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) recommendations for cT3 breast cancer. The results indicated that the use of PMRT was influenced by the response to NACT and the presence of lymph node involvement, rather than in-breast disease alone.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Oncology
Tej A. Patel, Bhav Jain, Edward Christopher Dee, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Neha Vapiwala, Fumiko Chino, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Yoshiko Iwai, Alice Yunzi L. Yu, Samantha M. Thomas, Carolyn S. Quinsey, Georgia M. Beasley, Ranjan Sudan, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju
Summary: This study assessed the impact of surgical clerkship curricula on students' likelihood of pursuing a surgical residency. The results indicated that offering more extracurricular surgical clinical opportunities was associated with more students choosing surgical careers. However, the duration of the clerkship, the number of required and subspecialty services, and advanced clinical electives did not have a significant influence on students' career choices.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Yi Ren, Ilona Stashko, Steve Power, Madeline J. Thornton, P. Kelly Marcom, Terry Hyslop, E. Shelley Hwang
Summary: This study examined the association between patient-reported stressors and racial/ethnic disparities in time to care among breast cancer patients. The results showed that patient-reported stressors predicted delays in time to care, but levels of distress did not, with Black patients experiencing delayed time to care despite reporting low levels of distress.