The association between housing and food insecurity among medically underserved cancer patients.
Francesca M GanyIrina MelnicJulia RamirezMinlun WuYuelin LiLuke PaolantonioNicole Roberts-EversleyVictoria BlinderJennifer LengPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
The vulnerability to food insecurity of patients in this low-income sample was underlined by the high rates found, and clear associations with housing characteristics of homelessness, housing assistance needs, and feeling overcrowded were identified. These results could help shape priorities around screening patients for nutrition and housing needs and developing interventions to address them.