Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States
University of California, San Francisco · University of Michigan · +26 more institutions
Abstract
There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental, behavioural and biological factors. However, large research studies designed to investigate factors contributing to cancer aetiology and progression have mainly focused on populations of European origin. The limitations in clinicopathological and genetic data, as well as the reduced availability of biospecimens from diverse populations, contribute to the knowledge gap and have the potential to widen cancer health disparities. In this review, we summarise reported disparities and associated factors in the United States of America (USA)…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 39.11
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 363
Authors
31- VAValentina A. ZavalaCorresponding
University of California, San Francisco
- PMPaige M. Bracci
University of California, San Francisco
- JMJohn M. Carethers
University of Michigan
- LGLuis G. Carvajal‐Carmona
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis
- NBNicole B. Coggins
University of California, Davis
Topics & keywords
- Health equity
- Ethnic group
- Medicine
- Pacific islanders
- Socioeconomic status
- Cancer
- Gerontology
- Demography
- Reduced inequalities
Funding
- SGSusan G. Komen for the CureAward: SAC180086
- CCConquer Cancer Foundation
- BCBreast Cancer Research Foundation
- UOUniversity of Michigan
- DADepartamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (COLCIENCIAS)
- AAA. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
- FFFashion Footwear Association of New York
- INInstituto Nacional de CancerologíaAward: P30CA014089
- CNConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- NINational Institutes of HealthAwards: R01CA1009767, U54MD007587, R01CA204797, U01CA164974, CA051008, R01CA228357, U54 CA163071, P30CA093373, P30-CA051008, U54CA233306, CA163071, P30CA014089, CA206010, R01CA109767-S1
- UPU.S. Public Health ServiceAward: CA206010
- UOUniversity of California, San Francisco
- NHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteAward: P30CA014089
- NCNational Cancer InstituteAwards: U54MD007587, CA163071, P30CA014089, U54 CA163071, P30-CA051008, R01CA109767-S1, K01CA211965, CA051008, R01CA154823, R01CA184585, R01CA223978, P30CA093373, R01CA1009767, CA206010, U54CA233306, R21CA199631, U01CA164974
- NINational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAwards: U54MD007587, P30-CA051008
- NINational Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesAwards: U54MD007587, P30CA014089
- HDHelen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco
- DODivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer InstituteAward: R01CA204797