Cancer care disparities among rural populations are increasingly documented and may be
worsening, likely because of the impact of rurality on access to state-of-the-art cancer …

Background: Wide disparities in health status exist in the United States across race and
ethnicity, broadly driven by social determinants of health—most notably race and ethnic …

Background: This study compared prevalence, incidence, mortality rates, treatment costs,
and risk factors for oral and oropharyngeal cancer (OC/OPC) between two large United …

Objective To broadly synthesize the literature regarding rural health disparities in
otolaryngology, categorize findings, and identify research gaps to stimulate future work …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the most prevalent cancer in the head
and neck region, develops from the mucosal epithelium of the upper aerodigestive tract. Its …

Purpose Following treatment of HPV-driven oropharynx cancer, surveillance
nasopharyngoscopy and imaging are often performed but are expensive and frequently …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the survival outcomes of head and neck
cancer (HNC) by socioeconomic status. Methods A national retrospective population‐based …

Purpose of review To summarize the current literature on allyship, providing a historical
perspective, concept analysis, and practical steps to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand the complex molecular
biomarkers and signatures of head and neck cancer (HNC) among Black patients and …

Objective This study was to determine the racial disparities in incidence, clinicopathological
features and prognosis of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) in the US …