Background: A diagnosis of cancer is associated with significant physical, psychological and financial burden. Including costs of cancer is…
Medicine & Health
Cancer and Social Inequity
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Incidence is affected by exposure to environmental, behavioral and occupational risks, while survival is affected by availability of and access to healthcare services (including screening), the number of trained health professionals per head of population, and, where out-of-pocket contributions may be required from the patient, affordability.
In this collection, we showcase a selection of recently published articles exploring the issues in reaching equitable outcomes in cancer related healthcare especially within the underserved communities.
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PLOS ONE
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PLOS ONE Discussion of costs and financial burden in clinical practice: A survey of medical oncologists in Australia
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PLOS ONE Quantifying the number of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer patients that could be avoided by removing survival inequalities, Australia 2005–2016
Background: While Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have poorer cancer survival than other Australians, absolute measures of…
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PLOS ONE Under-screened Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s perspectives on cervical screening
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have lower participation in Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program than other…
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PLOS ONE Cost-utility analysis of adding abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone to long-term hormone therapy in newly diagnosed advanced prostate cancer in England: Lifetime decision model based on STAMPEDE trial data
Adding abiraterone acetate (AA) plus prednisolone (P) to standard of care (SOC) improves survival in newly diagnosed advanced prostate…
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PLOS ONE Equity of travel required to access first definitive surgery for liver or stomach cancer in New Zealand
In New Zealand, there are known disparities between the Indigenous Māori and the majority non-Indigenous European populations in access to…
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PLOS ONE Examining social class as it relates to heuristics women use to determine the trustworthiness of information regarding the link between alcohol and breast cancer risk
Background: High rates of alcohol consumption by midlife women, despite the documented risks associated with breast cancer, varies…
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PLOS ONE Empirical investigation of e-health intervention in cervical cancer screening: A systematic literature review
Cervical cancer (CC) screening can detect the cancer early but is underutilized, especially among the developing countries and low- to…
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PLOS ONE The role of telepathology in diagnosis of pre-malignant and malignant cervical lesions: Implementation at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania
Introduction: Adequate and timely access to pathology services is a key to scale up cancer control, however, there is an extremely shortage…
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PLOS ONE Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study
Background: The complex relationship between incarceration and cancer survival has not been thoroughly evaluated. We assessed whether…
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PLOS ONE Socio-economic deprivation and cancer incidence in England: Quantifying the role of smoking
Background: More deprived populations typically experience higher cancer incidence rates and smoking prevalence compared to less deprived…
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PLOS ONE Challenges and opportunities for breast cancer early detection among rural dwelling women in Segamat District, Malaysia: A qualitative study
Introduction: Breast cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries often present at an advanced stage. This qualitative study…