[HTML][HTML] Striving for equity: examining health disparities in urologic oncology

D Puri, K Pandit, N Choi, BS Rose, RR McKay… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review explores the significant differences in the diagnosis, treatment,
and outcomes of urologic cancers, including prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular …

Structural racism, lifestyle behaviors, and obesity-related cancers among Black and Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States: a narrative review

MS Pichardo, LM Ferrucci, Y Molina… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2023 - AACR
One in three adults in the United States has obesity; a chronic disease that is implicated in
the etiology of at least 14 cancers. Cancer is the leading cause of death among US …

Neighborhood disadvantage and prostate tumor RNA expression of stress-related genes

J Boyle, J Yau, JL Slade, DA Butts, Y Zhang… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance African American men experience greater prostate cancer incidence and
mortality than White men. Growing literature supports associations of neighborhood …

West African genetic ancestry, neighborhood deprivation, and prostate cancer

CM Pichardo, A Ezeani, AM Acevedo… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Racial disparities in prostate cancer are likely the result of complex relationships
between both socioeconomic and environmental factors captured by the neighborhood …

Neighborhood deprivation and DNA methylation and expression of cancer genes in breast tumors

BD Jenkins, E Rossi, C Pichardo, W Wooten… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The biological processes that underlie the association of neighborhood
environment with chronic diseases, such as cancer, remain poorly understood. Objective To …

Neighborhood Deprivation and Symptoms, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Z Balogun, LA Gardiner, J Li, EA Moroni… - … –Head & Neck …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with increased risk of poor health and
quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. However, there are …

Association of neighborhood gentrification with prostate cancer and immune markers in African American and European American men

CM Pichardo, A Ezeani, MS Pichardo… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prior studies showed that neighborhood deprivation increases the risk of lethal
prostate cancer. However, the role of neighborhood gentrification in prostate cancer …

Race-specific coregulatory and transcriptomic profiles associated with DNA methylation and androgen receptor in prostate cancer

S Ramakrishnan, E Cortes-Gomez, SR Athans… - Genome Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Prostate cancer is a significant health concern, particularly among African
American (AA) men who exhibit higher incidence and mortality compared to European …

Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species in Prostate Cancer and Its Disparity in African Descendants

GY Liou, R C'lay-Pettis, S Kavuri - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) participate in almost all disorders, including cancer. Many
factors, including aging, a high-fat diet, a stressful lifestyle, smoking, infection, genetic …

Understanding Cardiovascular Risk in Prostate Cancer: Role of Disparities, Diabetes, and Aging

P Nain, L Seth, V Patel, S Jiang, G Gopu… - … Treatment Options in …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review The primary objective of this review article is to dissect the intricate
relationship between disparities, aging, diabetes, and their collective influence on …