TY - JOUR
T1 - Social determinants of health, workforce diversity, and financial toxicity
T2 - A review of disparities in cancer care
AU - Beltrán Ponce, Sara E.
AU - Thomas, Charles R.
AU - Diaz, Dayssy A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Disparities in cancer care and outcomes between racial and ethnic groups, urban and rural populations, and socioeconomic classes are well documented and represent one of the greatest forms of injustice throughout the United States. Despite the development of increasingly efficacious treatments, survival disparities have widened over time, with known impacts based on both medical factors and social determinants of health including education, neighborhood, factors, and access to care, among others. In this review, we discuss current state of inequities in access to cancer services, treatment-related financial toxicity, and disparities within the oncology workforce, all of which significantly impact the ability of clinicians to provide high quality, equitable, and guideline-compliant care for all people with cancer.
AB - Disparities in cancer care and outcomes between racial and ethnic groups, urban and rural populations, and socioeconomic classes are well documented and represent one of the greatest forms of injustice throughout the United States. Despite the development of increasingly efficacious treatments, survival disparities have widened over time, with known impacts based on both medical factors and social determinants of health including education, neighborhood, factors, and access to care, among others. In this review, we discuss current state of inequities in access to cancer services, treatment-related financial toxicity, and disparities within the oncology workforce, all of which significantly impact the ability of clinicians to provide high quality, equitable, and guideline-compliant care for all people with cancer.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2022.100893
DO - 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2022.100893
M3 - Article
C2 - 35985886
AN - SCOPUS:85136134380
SN - 0147-0272
VL - 46
JO - Current problems in cancer
JF - Current problems in cancer
IS - 5
M1 - 100893
ER -