Regional Variation in Access to Oncologic Care and Racial Disparities Among Cervical Cancer Patients.
Stephanie AlimenaMichelle DavisAndrea PelletierKathryn TerryMartin KingSarah FeldmanPublished in: American journal of clinical oncology (2022)
Southern women are at risk of inadequate treatment for cervical cancer, and Black Southern women are at even higher risk of inadequate treatment and worse overall survival despite controlling for access to gynecologic oncologists. Social determinants of health and other barriers besides access to oncologists likely contribute to observed regional and racial disparities among cervical cancer patients.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- public health
- palliative care
- mental health
- prostate cancer
- pregnancy outcomes
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- rectal cancer
- pregnant women
- quality improvement
- radical prostatectomy
- social media
- endometrial cancer
- free survival
- cervical cancer screening
- patient reported