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Medicine, General & Internal
Xiaohui Liu, Mark N. Fluchel, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Haojie Zhu, Tracy Onega
Summary: This study examined the geographic accessibility of pediatric cancer care in the continental US and identified disparities among different population groups and areas. It suggests innovative approaches, such as capacity expansion of local facilities and partnerships with adult oncology centers and primary care physicians, to reduce these disparities.
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Medical Informatics
Smruthy Sivakumar, Jessica K. Lee, Jay A. Moore, Julia Hopkins, Justin Y. Newberg, Russell Madison, Ryon Graf, Alexa B. Schrock, Erin Kobetz, Randy Vince, Idalid Franco, Crystal Seldon, Garrett M. Frampton, Jennifer Mills, Jeffrey Venstrom, Brandon A. Mahal
Summary: This study examines the genomic landscape and precision medicine utilization patterns in a large prostate cancer cohort, finding disparities in treatment plans, outcomes, and clinical trial participation among men of African ancestry.
LANCET DIGITAL HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Sruthi Ranganathan, Edward Christopher Dee, Neha Debnath, Tej A. Patel, Bhav Jain, Vedang Murthy
Summary: The incidence of cancer, particularly breast and prostate cancer, is increasing in India. However, the high cost and limited availability of genomic classifiers, which were primarily developed using data from patients in wealthy Western countries, pose challenges in their use in India. Developing suitable genomic classifiers for breast and prostate cancer in India is further hindered by the heterogeneity of the Indian population.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
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Oncology
Yaw A. Nyame, Sarah K. Holt, Ruth D. Etzioni, John L. Gore
Summary: Black men in the US have a higher mortality rate from prostate cancer due to lower quality care. The study found that black patients were more likely to receive care from surgeons and facilities with lower surgical volumes, which could impact surgical quality and outcomes. Access to high-quality prostate cancer care can help reduce racial disparities in disease outcomes.
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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.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Anjali Gupta, Quan Chen, Lauren E. Wilson, Bin Huang, Maria Pisu, Margaret Liang, Rebecca A. Previs, Haley A. Moss, Kevin C. Ward, Maria J. Schymura, Andrew Berchuck, Tomi F. Akinyemiju
Summary: This study indicates that poor health care access is associated with racial and ethnic disparities in ovarian cancer survival. The research found that healthcare affordability and availability were significantly associated with consulting a gynecologic oncologist and receiving surgery. However, these factors did not fully explain the disparities between racial and ethnic groups.
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)
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Oncology
Elizabeth Pan, Justin Shaya, Lisa Madlensky, J. Michael Randall, Frederick E. Millard, Brent Rose, J. Kellogg Parsons, Sarah M. Nielsen, Kathryn E. Hatchell, Edward D. Esplin, Robert L. Nussbaum, Nicole Weise, James Murphy, Maria Elena Martinez, Rana R. Mckay
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the rate of pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline alterations in Hispanic men with prostate cancer. The results showed that the rate of pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline alterations was similar between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white men, while the rate of variants of uncertain significance was significantly higher in Hispanic men.
PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Baylee F. Bakkila, Daniel Kerekes, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Kevin G. Billingsley, Nita Ahuja, Karen Wang, Carol Oladele, Caroline H. Johnson, Sajid A. Khan
Summary: This study found significant racial disparities in the surgical care of gastrointestinal tract cancers, with black patients being less likely than white patients to receive standard care in terms of negative surgical margins, adequate lymphadenectomies, and use of adjuvant therapies.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Debra P. Ritzwoller, Rafael Meza, Nikki M. Carroll, Erica Blum-Barnett, Andrea N. Burnett-Hartman, Robert T. Greenlee, Stacey A. Honda, Christine Neslund-Dudas, Katharine A. Rendle, Anil Vachani
Summary: The study analyzed data from 5 community-based health care systems to estimate the population-level changes associated with the 2021 USPSTF expansion of lung cancer screening eligibility. The results suggest that the new criteria will increase access to screening for more women, racial and ethnic minority groups, and individuals with lower SES.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kristen Schorpp Rapp, Vanessa V. Volpe, Hannah Neukrug
Summary: The study found that there is a stronger association between state-level sexism and barriers to health care access among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women, but not non-Hispanic White women. Affordability barriers were found to be the driving force behind this association.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
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.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yvonne L. Eaglehouse, Kathleen M. Darcy, Chunqiao Tian, Yovanni Casablanca, Craig D. Shriver, Kangmin Zhu
Summary: This study compared the receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guideline-adherent treatment for gynecologic cancers between non-Hispanic White women and racial-ethnic minority women in the equal-access Military Health System. Results showed that non-Hispanic Black patients were less likely to receive guideline-adherent treatment compared to non-Hispanic White women, indicating disparities in care beyond access to care.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Megan E. Bouchard, Alexander Zeymo, Sameer Desale, Brian Cohen, Mohammad Bayasi, Brian L. Bello, Derek DeLia, Waddah B. Al-Refaie
Summary: Despite the increase in colorectal cancer screening, the Medicaid expansion did not lead to a reduction in disparities in elective colorectal cancer surgery rates. Further attention to provider and health system factors is needed to expand access to surgery for underserved populations.
DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM
(2023)
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Dermatology
Jose L. Cortez, Juan Vasquez, Maria L. Wei
Summary: Melanoma care in the United States faces disparities in providers, patient demographics, residence, insurance, socioeconomic factors, race/ethnicity, and age, impacting outcomes. Melanomas detected by dermatologists tend to be thinner, at an earlier stage, and have better survival rates. Lower socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and residence can lead to late-stage melanomas with worse outcomes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Jessie Kemmick Pintor, Hector E. Alcala, Dylan H. Roby, David T. Grande, Cinthya K. Alberto, Ryan M. McKenna, Alexander N. Ortega
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ryan M. McKenna, Brent A. Langellier, Hector E. Alcala, Dylan H. Roby, David T. Grande, Alexander N. Ortega
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
(2018)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shelley Otsuka, Jennifer N. Smith, Laura Pontiggia, Radha V. Patel, Susan C. Day, David T. Grande
JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE
(2019)
Article
Immunology
Jessica A. Meisner, Judith Anesi, Xinwei Chen, David Grande
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Margaret Lowenstein, Erik Hossain, Wei Yang, David Grande, Jeanmarie Perrone, Mark D. Neuman, Michael Ashburn, M. Kit Delgado
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shreya Kangovi, Nandita Mitra, David Grande, Judith A. Long, David A. Asch
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David Grande, Xochitl Luna Marti, Rachel Feuerstein-Simon, Raina M. Merchant, David A. Asch, Ashley Lewson, Carolyn C. Cannuscio
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Matthew S. McCoy, Timothy Libert, David Buckler, David T. Grande, Ari B. Friedman
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jane M. Zhu, David Grande, David K. Jones, Renuka Tipirneni
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jane M. Zhu, Abeed Sarker, Sarah Gollust, Raina Merchant, David Grande
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jane M. Zhu, Ruth Rowland, Rose Gunn, Sarah Gollust, David T. Grande
Summary: Greater consumer input in Medicaid programs could lead to successful program design, but there is limited knowledge about how state agencies are currently engaging consumers. Through interviews with Medicaid leaders in 14 states, variability in consumer engagement approaches was found with common facilitators being leadership commitment and community partnerships. Overall, sharing best practices in engaging consumers could strengthen programs and increase participation among traditionally marginalized populations.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Jeffrey K. Hom, Charlene Wong, Kamyar Nasseh, Xinwei Chen, Ashley Beggin, Elisa Zygmunt, Marko Vujicic, David Grande
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Health Care Sciences & Services
Merritt Edlind, Nandita Mitra, David Grande, Fran Barg, Tamala Carter, Rory Harte, Lindsey N. Norton, Karen Glanz, Judith A. Long, Shreya Kangovi
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2018)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Emily E. Brown, Mika Schwartz, Catherine Shi, Tamala Carter, Judy A. Shea, David Grande, Krisda H. Chaiyachati
JOURNAL OF AMBULATORY CARE MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jordan M. Harrison, Arman Oganisian, David T. Grande, Nandita Mitra, Manik Chhabra, Krisda H. Chaiyachati
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE
(2020)