Disparities in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: recommendations from an interprofessional consensus panel

R Banerjee, Y Biru, CE Cole, B Faiman, S Midha… - Blood cancer …, 2024 - nature.com
Many studies have documented racial, socioeconomic, geographic, and other disparities for
United States (US) patients with multiple myeloma pertaining to diagnosis and frontline …

Global disparities in patients with multiple myeloma: a rapid evidence assessment

MV Mateos, S Ailawadhi, LJ Costa, SJ Grant… - Blood cancer …, 2023 - nature.com
There are disparities in outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We evaluated the
influence of sociodemographic factors on global disparities in outcomes for patients with …

Long-term exposure to walkable residential neighborhoods and risk of obesity-related cancer in the New York University Women's Health Study (NYUWHS)

S India-Aldana, AG Rundle, JW Quinn… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Living in neighborhoods with higher levels of walkability has been associated
with a reduced risk of obesity and higher levels of physical activity. Obesity has been linked …

Exposome approach for identifying modifiable factors for the prevention of colorectal cancer

N Chen, H Liang, T Huang, N Huang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Previous studies have shown certain exposure factors (such as lifestyle and metabolism) are
associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) events. However, the application of the exposome …

Neighborhood walkability and mortality in a prospective cohort of women

S India-Aldana, AG Rundle, A Zeleniuch-Jacquotte… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: There is a paucity of prospective cohort studies evaluating neighborhood
walkability in relation to the risk of death. Methods: We geocoded baseline residential …

Multiple myeloma, race, insurance and treatment

H Joshi, S Lin, K Fei, AS Renteria, H Jacobs… - Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Multiple Myeloma (MM), the second leading blood malignancy, has
complex and costly disease management. We studied patterns of treatment disparities and …

Health disparities experienced by Hispanic Americans with multiple myeloma: A systematic review

A Anampa-Guzmán, ST Alam, I Abuali… - Clinical Hematology …, 2023 - Springer
Health disparities in multiple myeloma (MM) disproportionately affect minorities.
Characterization of health disparities encountered by Hispanic Americans with MM is …

Multiple myeloma risk in relation to long-term air pollution exposure-A pooled analysis of four European cohorts

UA Hvidtfeldt, J Chen, S Rodopoulou, M Strak… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Air pollution is a growing concern worldwide, with significant impacts on human
health. Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer with increasing incidence. Studies have …

Cancer beliefs and screening behaviors: The impact of neighborhood and other social determinants of health

TM Layne, P Agarwal, BD Rapkin, LH Jandorf… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Beliefs about cancer influence breast and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
behavior. Screening rates for these cancers differ in the contiguous neighborhoods of East …

Comparison of outcomes by race among a population-based matched sample of multiple myeloma patients

BB Greteman, MH Tomasson, AR Kahl… - Cancer Causes & …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose It is important to understand racial inequities in multiple myeloma treatment and
survival, particularly in the Midwest where clear differences exist in cancer incidence and …