Disparities in surgical access: a systematic literature review, conceptual model, and evidence map

E de Jager, AA Levine, RN Udyavar… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: Protocol and registration This review was prospectively registered in the
Prospero International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (2018 ID …

Socioeconomic disparities, financial toxicity, and opportunities for enhanced system efficiencies for patients with cancer

DE Abbott, CL Voils, DA Fisher… - Journal of surgical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer care continues to stress the US healthcare system with increases in life expectancy,
cancer prevalence, and survivors' complex needs. These challenges are compounded by …

Health Care Segregation, Physician Recommendation, and Racial Disparities in BRCA1/2 Testing Among Women With Breast Cancer

AM McCarthy, M Bristol, SM Domchek… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Racial disparities in BRCA1/2 testing have been documented, but causes of these
disparities are poorly understood. The study objective was to investigate whether the …

Factors that contribute to differences in survival of black vs white patients with colorectal cancer

HM Sineshaw, K Ng, WD Flanders, OW Brawley… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Previous studies reported that black vs white disparities in survival
among elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) were because of differences in tumor …

Adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia: impact of care at specialized cancer centers on survival outcome

J Wolfson, CL Sun, L Wyatt, W Stock, S Bhatia - … Epidemiology, Biomarkers & …, 2017 - AACR
Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYA; 15–39 years) with acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience inferior survival when …

Evidence-based medicine in otolaryngology, part XIII: health disparities research and advancing health equity

UC Megwalu, NP Raol, R Bergmark… - … –Head and Neck …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To provide a contemporary resource for clinicians and researchers on health
equity research and implementation strategies to mitigate or eliminate disparities in health …

Moving beyond detection: charting a path to eliminate health care disparities in otolaryngology

SN Bowe, UC Megwalu, RW Bergmark… - … –Head and Neck …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated long-standing inequities in America's health care
system and societal structure. While numerous studies have identified health care disparities …

Racial/ethnic disparities in use of high‐quality hospitals among oral cancer patients in California

UC Megwalu, Y Ma - The Laryngoscope, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To examine racial/ethnic differences in use of high‐quality hospitals
in patients treated for oral cancer in California. Study Design Retrospective cancer database …

Racial disparities in oropharyngeal cancer survival

UC Megwalu, Y Ma - Oral Oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Oropharyngeal cancer is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Several
studies have revealed racial disparities in head and neck cancer outcomes. The goal of our …

Racial/ethnic disparities in use of high-quality hospitals among thyroid cancer patients

UC Megwalu, Y Ma - Cancer Investigation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined racial/ethnic differences in the use of high-quality hospitals among
thyroid cancer patients. The study included adult patients diagnosed between 2004 and …