Article
Oncology
Paramita Dasgupta, Jessica K. Cameron, Susanna M. Cramb, Richard W. Trevithick, Joanne F. Aitken, Kerrie Mengersen, Peter D. Baade
Summary: Rare cancers in Australia exhibit spatial and geographical patterns with higher incidence and lower survival rates among males and individuals living in remote or disadvantaged areas. These rare cancers pose a significant health burden in Australia, particularly in rural and disadvantaged regions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Hyuna Sung, Jacques Ferlay, Rebecca L. Siegel, Mathieu Laversanne, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Ahmedin Jemal, Freddie Bray
Summary: The global cancer burden in 2020 saw an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and almost 10.0 million cancer deaths. Female breast cancer surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer, while lung cancer remained the leading cause of cancer death. These trends are expected to rise in 2040, with transitioning countries experiencing a larger increase compared to transitioned countries due to demographic changes and risk factors associated with globalization and a growing economy. Efforts to improve cancer prevention measures and provision of cancer care in transitioning countries will be crucial for global cancer control.
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Fei Wang, Xiang Shu, Tuya Pal, Jordan Berlin, Sang M. Nguyen, Wei Zheng, Christina E. Bailey, Xiao-Ou Shu
Summary: Our study revealed significant racial/ethnic disparities in total mortality of major cancers among US men and women. The mortality disparity between non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white patients was most evident among those with high socioeconomic status or private insurance, while the disparities between Hispanic/Asian patients and non-Hispanic white patients were more evident among those with low socioeconomic status or no/poor insurance.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andreia Cristina de Melo, Jesse Lopes da Silva, Alexssandra Lima Siqueira dos Santos, Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler
Summary: This study aimed to explore trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in Brazil according to race/skin color, focusing on the seriousness of racial disparity. The study found higher incidence and mortality rates in black and indigenous women in Brazil, highlighting the need for improved vaccination and screening programs.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrea C. Des Marais, Noel T. Brewer, Suzanne Knight, Jennifer S. Smith
Summary: Cervical cancer is highly preventable, but still causes over 4,000 deaths annually in the United States. Cost is the biggest barrier to screening, although novel interventions like HPV self-collection can reduce some barriers. Comprehensive interventions that address multiple barriers may be most effective in preventing cervical cancer among high-risk women.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Haluk Damgacioglu, Todd Burus, Kalyani Sonawane, Elizabeth Hill, Krystle A. Lang Kuhs, Ashish A. Deshmukh
Summary: This study examines the recent trends in rates of cervical cancer incidence and incidence-based mortality among women in Appalachian and non-Appalachian Kentucky counties.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Zhensheng Wang, Hashem B. El-Serag, Aaron P. Thrift
Summary: Recent studies have shown an increasing trend in non-cardia gastric cancer among non-Hispanic whites aged < 50 years in the USA, with rates of localized disease increasing significantly. Meanwhile, rates of distant stage non-cardia gastric cancer among Hispanics aged < 50 years are also on the rise.
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Salma Ramadan, Jake J. Lee, Ray Wang, Ryan S. Jackson, Patrik Pipkorn, Jason Rich, R. Alex Harbison, Paul Zolkind, Stephen Y. Kang, Sidharth Puram, Angela L. Mazul
Summary: This study aims to explore the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status, race, and the incidence rate of oral cavity cancer. The results indicate that there are differences in the incidence rate of oral cavity cancer among different races and socioeconomic statuses, and the trends in incidence rates also vary. Further research is needed to understand the risk factors and develop interventions targeting vulnerable groups.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yeshwanth Vedire, Navpreet Rana, Adrienne Groman, Beas Siromoni, Sai Yendamuri, Sarbajit Mukherjee
Summary: This study investigated geographic and sociodemographic disparities in esophageal cancer patients and found that patients in rural areas had worse outcomes compared to those in urban areas. Despite similar quality of care, rural patients had poorer overall survival and disease-specific survival.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Eugenia South, Atheendar Venkataramani, George Dalembert
Summary: As wealth plays a crucial role in determining health, health equity strategies should aim to narrow the racial wealth gap. Health systems can take actions to address this major social determinant of health.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anni Koskinen, Otto Hemminki, Asta Foersti, Kari Hemminki
Summary: Over a 50-year period in Finland and Sweden, incidence and survival rates for laryngeal and lung cancer showed different trends. While the incidence of laryngeal cancer decreased due to reduced smoking prevalence, the incidence of lung cancer increased in females. Survival rates for laryngeal cancer did not improve, unlike lung cancer.
Article
Oncology
Tadeusz Dyba, Giorgia Randi, Freddie Bray, Carmen Martos, Francesco Giusti, Nicholas Nicholson, Anna Gavin, Manuela Flego, Luciana Neamtiu, Nadya Dimitrova, Raquel Negrao Carvalho, Jacques Ferlay, Manola Bettio
Summary: This article presents the incidence and mortality estimates for 25 major cancers across 40 individual countries within European areas and the EU-27 for the year 2020. The most common cancers are breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, which account for half the overall cancer burden in Europe. The estimates provide a basis for setting priorities in cancer-control measures across Europe.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christopher Griffin, Ray P. Block Jr, Justin Silverman, Jason Croad, Robert Lennon
Summary: We present a simple approximation for the long-run case fatality rate of COVID-19 (alpha and delta variants) and find that it is strongly correlated to the interaction between median age and projected unemployment rate in US states (Adj. r(2) = 60%). In contrast, the point estimates of per state case fatality rates show a high correlation with the interaction of median age, population density, and current unemployment rates (Adj. r(2) = 50.2%). Further analysis reveals that the interaction of African American population and unemployment explains 53.5% of the variance in COVID case fatality rates for the alpha and delta variants when considering instantaneous case fatality rate. Interestingly, the dependence on the African American population disappears when the asymptotic case fatality rate is used, indicating that in the long-run COVID does not discriminate on race but may be influenced by access to medical care, which is closely related to employment in the US.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hunter K. Holt, Caryn E. Peterson, Shannon MacLaughlan David, Abdullah Abdelaziz, George F. Sawaya, Jenny S. Guadamuz, Gregory S. Calip
Summary: Black and Hispanic or Latina women are at higher risk of being diagnosed with and dying from cervical cancer compared to White women. Health insurance coverage could help diagnose cervical cancer at an earlier stage. This study found that insurance status played a role in explaining the differences in advanced-stage cervical cancer diagnoses among different racial and ethnic groups.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dornell Pete, Scott L. Erickson, Melissa A. Jim, Sarah M. Hatcher, Abigail Echo-Hawk, Adrian E. Dominguez
Summary: This study evaluates COVID-19 disparities between non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-Hispanic White persons in urban areas. The results show that the COVID-19 infection rate is higher among non-Hispanic AI/AN individuals compared to non-Hispanic White individuals, especially before vaccine availability. The study highlights the importance of COVID-19 vaccination and other public health measures in urban AI/AN communities.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tamara E. Lewis Johnson, Camille A. Clare, Jennifer E. Johnson, Melissa A. Simon
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Itamar Futterman, Emily Rosenfeld, Miriam Toaff, Taryn Boucher, Samantha Golden-Espinal, Kamilah Evans, Camille A. Clare
Summary: In the context of an inner city safety net hospital, patient satisfaction with prenatal care conducted via telehealth during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic was compared with in-person visits. The study found that there were no significant differences in patient satisfaction between telehealth and in-person visits, both of which provided satisfactory care services.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Victoria L. Green, Nekisha L. Killings, Camille A. Clare
Summary: Breastfeeding has numerous benefits for infants and mothers, but complex factors like cultural beliefs can impact the decision to breastfeed. For African American women, the legacy of wet nursing from history has left a generational trauma that affects the decision to breastfeed.
BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Haywood L. Brown, Maria J. Small, Camille A. Clare, Washington C. Hill
Summary: Black enslaved women endured sexual exploitation and reproductive manipulation to produce a labor workforce, and health care inequity has continued into the 21st century due to racial segregation, poverty, poor quality of care, eugenics, and forced sterilizations. Racial disparity in maternal and infant mortality is rooted in racial injustice, social and economic determinants, and stresses during pregnancy in generations of Black births. Narrowing the economic gap and providing quality, affordable, and equitable care are crucial in combating racial disparity in perinatal health outcomes.
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cara L. Grimes, Camille A. Clare, Kate Meriwether, Katherine Husk, Rebecca G. Rogers
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the reporting of race and ethnicity in federally funded research published by the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Results showed inconsistency in reporting, with underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous people of color, and Hispanic participants. Consistent reporting and recruitment of diverse populations are necessary to address this systemic inequity.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Camille A. Clare, Michal Young, Jessica Nash, Sahira Long
Summary: This article discusses the disparities in contraception utilization among Black women, citing reasons such as lack of access to care, differences in contraceptive failure rates, and less inclination to have an abortion. Healthcare providers need to encourage and support breastfeeding to achieve health equity.
BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Lauren E. Farmer, Camille A. Clare
Summary: The literature on pregnancy options counseling in undergraduate medical education is limited but growing, focusing on themes such as education status, barriers, timing, and learner challenges. There is currently a lack of standardized curriculum for pregnancy options counseling in undergraduate medical education.
MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Chrissy Liu, Miriam Andrusier, Michael Silver, Liat Applewhite, Camille A. Clare
Summary: A retrospective cohort study conducted in a hospital in Brooklyn, New York found that SARS-CoV-2 infection did not increase the risk of adverse obstetric or neonatal outcomes in a predominantly Black population, despite the presence of comorbidities.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Camille A. Clare
Summary: Telehealth has been proven to have comparable health outcomes in terms of patient-physician communication, satisfaction, and engagement. However, the digital divide exacerbates social and economic barriers to health and well-being, potentially serving as a social determinant of health. Addressing policy changes to bridge the digital divide could strengthen existing health care systems and allow for more patient-centered approaches in expressing lived narratives, particularly in a digital format.
NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
(2021)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Camille A. Clare, Gabriela Velasquez, Gabriela M. Mujica Martorell, David Fernandez, Jacqueline Dinh, Angela Montague
Summary: This paper reviews the literature on male perpetration of intimate partner violence, highlighting common risk factors for both IPV perpetration and male interpersonal violence, as well as the complex interplay of individual, community based, social, and policy factors in intimate partner violence. It emphasizes the need to focus on screening and referral strategies, particularly among adolescent and adult males.
AGGRESSION AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Arpit Gupta, Yogangi Malhotra, Uday Patil, Ana R. Muradas, William T. Lee, Florian Krammer, Fatima Amanat, Camille A. Clare, Suja Vinod, Emad Ghaly
Article
Education & Educational Research
Dotun Ogunyemi, Camille Clare, Yaritzy M. Astudillo, Melissa Marseille, Eugene Manu, Sun Kim
JOURNAL OF DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2020)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Allison S. Bryant, Laura E. Riley, Donna Neale, Washington Hill, Theodore B. Jones, Noelene K. Jeffers, Patricia O. Loftman, Camille A. Clare, Jennifer Gudeman
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Allison S. Bryant, Laura E. Riley, Donna Neale, Washington Hill, Theodore B. Jones, Noelene K. Jeffers, Patricia O. Loftman, Camille A. Clare, Jennifer Gudeman
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2020)
