Prioritizing diversity in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery: starting a conversation

CM Truesdale, RF Baugh, MJ Brenner… - … –Head and Neck …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Academic centers embody the ideals of otolaryngology and are the specialty's port of entry.
Building a diverse otolaryngology workforce—one that mirrors society—is critical …

A systematic review of head and neck cancer health disparities: a call for innovative research

R Nallani, TL Subramanian… - … –Head and Neck …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective (1) Describe the existing head and neck cancer health disparities literature.(2)
Contextualize these studies by using the NIMHD research framework (National Institute on …

Neighborhood socioeconomic status and race are associated with incidence disparities in oral cavity cancers

S Ramadan, JJ Lee, R Wang, RS Jackson, P Pipkorn… - Oral Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status
(nSES), race and incidence rate trends of oral cavity cancer (OCC). Materials and methods …

Race in rhinology clinical trials: a decade of disparity

DB Spielman, A Liebowitz, S Kelebeyev… - The …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective/Hypothesis The aim of this study is to assess the ethnic and racial demographics
of patients enrolled in prospective chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) studies relative to the …

Demographic variation in chronic rhinosinusitis by subtype and region: a systematic review

C Ma, NK Mehta, SA Nguyen… - American journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) describes a heterogenous group of diseases
including CRS with (CRSwNP) or without nasal polyps (CRSsNP), aspirin-exacerbated …

Persistent ethnicity-associated disparity in antitumor effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors despite equal access

MA Florez, JO Kemnade, N Chen, W Du… - Cancer research …, 2022 - AACR
We reviewed response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) of 207 patients with diagnoses
of lung or head and neck cancer treated with chemotherapy/ICI combination therapy and ICI …

Healthcare disparities in otolaryngology

S Batool, CA Burks, RW Bergmark - Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize some of the recent
research studies on healthcare disparities across various subspecialties within …

Disparities in Care for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

AR Marrero-Gonzalez… - Surgical Oncology …, 2024 - surgonc.theclinics.com
For patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) disparities exist for
members of certain racial and ethnic, gender, socioeconomic, or geographic groups. 1, 2 …

Perspectives on Referral Pathways for Timely Head and Neck Cancer Care

S Batool, EE Hansen, RKV Sethi… - … –Head & Neck …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Timely diagnosis and treatment are of paramount importance for patients with
head and neck cancer (HNC) because delays are associated with reduced survival rates …

Underreporting and underrepresentation of race and ethnicity in head and neck cancer trials, 2010-2020: a systematic review

AB Sauer, GS Daher, CM Lohse… - … –Head & Neck …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is substantial evidence demonstrating racial disparities in the survival
outcomes of patients with head and neck cancer. The reporting and representation of race …