Abstract Background Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) synthesize the best available
evidence to guide clinician and patient decision making. There are a multitude of barriers …

Escalating costs and concerns about quality of cancer care have increased calls for quality
measurement and performance accountability for providers and health plans. The purpose …

Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYA; 15–39 years) with acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience inferior survival when …

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are intended, in part, to improve health care quality.
However, little is known about how ACOs may affect disparities or how providers serving …

Abstract The United States has seen a 33% decline in age-adjusted cancer mortality since
1991. Despite this achievement, the United States has some of the greatest health …

Purpose Colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities have persisted over the last two decades. CRC
is a complex disease requiring multidisciplinary care from specialists who may be …

PURPOSE Young individuals racialized as Black are more likely to die after a colorectal
cancer (CRC) diagnosis than individuals racialized as White in the United States. This study …

Background: Management of advanced-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has
changed significantly over the past two decades with the development of numerous systemic …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that minorities cluster in low-quality hospitals
despite living close to better performing hospitals. This may contribute to persistent …

Background Safety-net hospitals serve a vital role in society by providing care for vulnerable
populations. Existing data regarding oncologic outcomes of patients with colon cancer …