Left behind: cancer disparities in the developed world

Huge advances have been made in cancer treatments over recent decades; however, significant disparities still exist in the developed world on the basis of race, socioeconomic status, education level, geographical location, and immigration status and in the United States, insurance status. Cancer dis...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2016-08, Vol.24 (8), p.3261-3264
Main Authors: Dixit, Niharika, Crawford, Gregory B., Lemonde, Manon, Rittenberg, Cynthia N., Fernández-Ortega, Paz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer research
Cancer screening
Commentary
Health disparities
Healthcare Disparities - trends
Humans
Industrialized nations
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Pain Medicine
Palliative care
Public health
Rehabilitation Medicine
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Survival
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Summary:Huge advances have been made in cancer treatments over recent decades; however, significant disparities still exist in the developed world on the basis of race, socioeconomic status, education level, geographical location, and immigration status and in the United States, insurance status. Cancer disparities persist in the continuum of cancer care from risk factors, screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The causes of disparities are complex and multifactorial. The MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer) Education Study Group would like to propose a framework of cancer disparities from a social perspective utilizing “social determinants of health” as delineated by the World Health Organization and highlight an unmet need for research and policy innovations to address cancer disparities in developed world.
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-016-3192-4