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Oncology
Alessandro Paro, Djhenne Dalmacy, Diamantis Tslimigras, Jordan Cloyd, Aslam Ejaz, Timothy M. Pawlik
Summary: The study found that community-level economic mobility was not directly associated with early-stage diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it was related to the likelihood of receiving curative-intent treatment for some early-stage patients, especially among non-Black or Asian patients.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Satomi Odani, Takahiro Tabuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Toshitaka Morishima, Kayo Nakata, Yoshihiro Kuwabara, Mari Kajiwara Saito, Chaochen Ma, Isao Miyashiro
Summary: Cancer survival in Japan is influenced by socioeconomic status, and despite improvements in equal access to cancer care from 2005 to 2014, survival disparities persist. Interventions targeting inequalities in early-stage detection could help mitigate these gaps.
Article
Oncology
Nicole C. Lorona, Kathleen E. Malone, Christopher I. Li
Summary: This study found significant disparities in breast cancer-specific mortality across different racial/ethnic groups, with young Black women having higher risks in multiple subtypes and stages of breast cancer, while Asian/Pacific Islander women generally had lower risks. Efforts to address survival disparities should focus on young Black women.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Chinedum O. Ojinnaka, Jaclyn Christ, Meg Bruening
Summary: The relationship between county food insecurity rate and breast cancer stage at diagnosis is not clear, with a statistically significant association found between counties with very high food insecurity rates and late-stage breast cancer diagnosis among the elderly population.
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Jennifer Berrian, Ying Liu, Nkiruka Ezenwajiaku, Alvaro Moreno-Aspitia, Sara J. J. Holton, Adetunji T. T. Toriola, Graham A. A. Colditz, Ashley J. J. Housten, Lannis Hall, Mark A. A. Fiala, Foluso O. O. Ademuyiwa
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly exacerbate racial disparities in late-stage presentation of breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers.
Article
Oncology
Jaleesa Moore, Fei Wang, Tuya Pal, Sonya Reid, Hui Cai, Christina E. Bailey, Wei Zheng, Loren Lipworth, Xiao-Ou Shu
Summary: This study found disparities in the uptake of ODX RS testing and risk distribution among different race/ethnicity groups. However, ODX RS was prognostic for overall mortality across all races/ethnicities, particularly in younger patients.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Djhenne Dalmacy, Alessandro Paro, J. Madison Hyer, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, Timothy M. Pawlik
Summary: This study aims to determine the impact of county-level upward economic mobility on stage at diagnosis and receipt of treatment among pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients. The study found that patients from areas with higher economic mobility were more likely to be diagnosed at an earlier stage as well as receive surgery or chemotherapy. However, the impact of economic mobility on Black patients was smaller.
Article
Oncology
Leah Moubadder, Lindsay J. Collin, Rebecca Nash, Jeffrey Switchenko, Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz, Keerthi Gogineni, Kevin C. Ward, Lauren E. McCullough
Summary: The study identified tumor, treatment, and patient characteristics that may contribute to differences in breast cancer mortality by race, rurality, and area-level socioeconomic status among women diagnosed with stage IIIB-IV BC in Georgia.
Article
Oncology
J. C. Chen, Yaming Li, James L. Fisher, Oindrila Bhattacharyya, Allan Tsung, Jose G. Bazan, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi
Summary: This study suggests that MRM may improve DSS in patients with de novo metastatic IBC. Patients undergoing MRM have longer survival time and higher survival rates compared to those not undergoing surgery.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Katharine F. Michel, Aleigha Spaulding, Ahmedin Jemal, K. Robin Yabroff, Daniel J. Lee, Xuesong Han
Summary: Medicaid expansion was associated with decreased uninsured rates, increased early diagnosis rates for kidney and prostate cancer, and increased active surveillance rates for low-risk prostate cancer patients.
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
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nickolas Stabellini, Jennifer Cullen, Lifen Cao, John Shanahan, Nelson Hamerschlak, Kristin Waite, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Alberto J. Montero
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the differences in treatment patterns and treatment related adverse events in Non-Hispanic women with breast cancer based on race. The results showed that Non-Hispanic Black women were less likely to undergo surgery or receive endocrine therapy, but more likely to receive radiotherapy. They also had a higher risk of cognitive decline/dementia after treatment.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Itunu Sokale, Aaron Thrift, Jane Montealegre, Victor Adekanmbi, Onyema Chido-Amajuoyi, Ann Amuta, Lorraine Reitzel, Abiodun Oluyomi
Summary: This study examines geospatial clusters of late-stage cervical cancer diagnosis in Texas and finds place-based disparities, suggesting that aggressive cervical cancer interventions may benefit these communities.
Article
Oncology
Ann B. Nattinger, Nina A. Bickell, Maria J. Schymura, Purushottam Laud, Emily L. McGinley, Nicole Fergestrom, Liliana E. Pezzin
Summary: Poor women with breast cancer have worse survival and are more likely to undergo surgery in low-volume facilities. A policy intervention in New York state in 2009 that prevented payment for breast cancer surgery in facilities with fewer than 30 surgeries annually was found to be associated with better survival for Medicaid beneficiaries.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Richard S. Hoehn, Caroline J. Rieser, Sharon Winters, Lauren Stitt, Melissa E. Hogg, David L. Bartlett, Kenneth K. Lee, Alessandro Paniccia, James P. Ohr, Vikram C. Gorantla, Anuradha Krishnamurthy, John C. Rhee, Nathan Bahary, Adam C. Olson, Steve Burton, Susannah G. Ellsworth, Adam Slivka, Kevin McGrath, Asif Khalid, Kenneth Fasanella, Jennifer Chennat, Randal E. Brand, Rohit Das, Ritu Sarkaria, Aatur D. Singhi, Herbert J. Zeh, Amer H. Zureikat
Summary: National studies have shown disparities in treatment and survival of pancreatic cancer patients based on socioeconomic status. This study found that low-SES patients had poorer outcomes compared to high-SES patients outside of the MDC, but these differences were eliminated within the MDC setting. Low SES was associated with inferior survival for non-MDC patients, but not for MDC patients.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Kou Kou, Paramita Dasgupta, Susanna M. Cramb, Xue Q. Yu, Therese M-L Andersson, Peter D. Baade
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2020)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, Peter Baade
Article
Oncology
Paramita Dasgupta, Susanna M. Cramb, Kou Kou, Xue Qin Yu, Peter D. Baade
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, Paramita Dasgupta, Clare Kahn, Kou Kou, Susanna Cramb, Peter Baade
Summary: The study estimated trends in the crude probability of death for cancer patients by sex, age and spread of disease over the past 30 years in New South Wales, Australia. The results showed that the crude probabilities of cancer death generally decreased over time for most cancer types, with a greater degree of spread associated with higher probability of dying from cancer. The findings can help clinicians and patients better understand prognoses and make informed decisions about treatment.
Article
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, Paramita Dasgupta, Peter Baade
Summary: This study quantifies the potential benefits of early diagnosis in reducing the burden of cancer mortality. The research conducted in Australia found that if all known cancer cases at a distant stage were diagnosed at an earlier stage, an average of 2000 to 2700 cancer deaths could be potentially avoided each year.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, David Goldsbury, Eleonora Feletto, Cherry E. Koh, Karen Canfell, Dianne L. O'Connell
Summary: The study quantified the contributions of prognostic factors to socioeconomic disparities in colorectal cancer survival, with disease-related factors explaining a large proportion of survival differences for both colon and rectal cancers. Neighbourhood socioeconomic measures played a significant role in colon cancer survival differences, while patient- and disease-related factors were main drivers for rectal cancer. Improving access to optimal care may help reduce these survival disparities.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, Mei Ling Yap, Elvin S. Cheng, Preston J. Ngo, Pavla Vaneckova, Deme Karikios, Karen Canfell, Marianne F. Weber
Summary: This study in a large prospective cohort in Australia found that women with lung cancer tend to have longer survival than men. Known prognostic factors account for the sex-related survival disparity.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Elvin S. Cheng, Ka Hung Chan, Marianne Weber, Julia Steinberg, Jane Young, Karen Canfell, Xue Qin Yu
Summary: This study investigated the associations between household air pollution, secondhand tobacco smoke, and lung cancer death among never-smokers using a large-scale cohort. The results showed a logarithmic positive association between household air pollution and lung cancer death, while no significant association was found between secondhand smoke and lung cancer death.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Visalini Nair-Shalliker, Albert Bang, Sam Egger, Xue Qin Yu, Karen Chiam, Julia Steinberg, Manish I. Patel, Emily Banks, Dianne L. O'Connell, Bruce K. Armstrong, David P. Smith
Summary: In a large-scale prospective study, the risk of prostate cancer was examined in relation to various factors. The results showed that a family history of prostate cancer, severe lower urinary tract symptoms, vasectomy, and obesity were associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. On the other hand, the use of medications for benign prostatic hyperplasia and diabetes was associated with a reduced risk of localized and advanced prostate cancer.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, Eleonora Feletto, Megan A. Smith, Susan Yuill, Peter D. Baade
Summary: Australia's migrant groups experience a disproportionate burden of infection-related cancers. The incidence of stomach and liver cancers is higher among migrants from countries/regions with higher incidence rates, while cervical cancer rates are lower for many migrant groups. Further studies could inform interventions to reduce these disparities.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Elvin S. Cheng, Marianne F. Weber, Julia Steinberg, Karen Canfell, Xue Qin Yu
Summary: This study investigated the risk factors for lung cancer among never-smoking individuals in Australia. The findings suggest that individuals born in Asia have a higher risk of developing lung cancer compared to those born elsewhere. This finding is important for assessing lung cancer risk among never-smoking individuals.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Oncology
Xue Qin Yu, Michael David
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Changfa Xia, Xue Qin Yu, Wanqing Chen
Summary: While the life expectancy of cancer survivors has improved in the United States, the extent of cancer patients' cure is still uncertain. This population-based cohort study analyzed cure fractions, cure probabilities, time to cure, and median survival time of uncured cases for 46 cancer sites, three summary stages, individual age, and calendar year at diagnosis. The study found that cure patterns varied across cancer site, stage, and age, suggesting advances in cancer treatment and early detection.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Elvin S. Cheng, Louiza S. Velentzis, Marianne Weber, Julia Steinberg, Karen Canfell, Xue Qin Yu
Summary: There is emerging evidence suggesting that oestrogen may be involved in lung cancer development, especially among never-smoking women. A large-scale study in China found that factors such as age at menarche, age at menopause, time since menopause, prior use of oral contraceptives, number of livebirths, breastfeeding, and age at first livebirth were associated with increased risk of lung cancer death among never-smoking women. These findings highlight the potential role of reproductive factors in lung cancer development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eleonora Feletto, Ankur Kohar, David Mizrahi, Paul Grogan, Julia Steinberg, Clare Hughes, Wendy L. Watson, Karen Canfell, Xue Qin Yu
Summary: This study examined the incidence trends of obesity-related cancers in Australia over the past 35 years and found that the incidence of obesity-related cancers is increasing across all age groups, while the incidence of non-obesity-related cancers remains stable. This trend is broadly similar across sex and age groups.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2022)