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Uncovering multilevel drivers of cancer disparities among Latinos in the United States

Frontiers in Public Health
Cancer disparities among Latinos in the United States persist as a significant public health challenge, characterized by inequitable outcomes throughout the cancer continuum.
Amelie G. Ramirez, Edgar Munoz, Lorna Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, Patricia Chalela, Jose Aron Lopez, Paulo S. Pinheiro, Barbara Segarra-Vasquez, Gregory Talavera, Luis G. Carvajal-Carmona, Adolfo Diaz Duque, Cliff Despres, Edward J. Trapido   +12 more
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Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutrition security is an emerging concept lacking a consensus definition, conceptualization, or standardized measure. This perspectives manuscript synthesizes findings from two previously published analyses to assess the feasibility of using available measures of key dimensions of nutrition security from two Consumer Food Data System (CFDS ...
Vibha Bhargava, Jung Sun Lee, Travis A. Smith   +2 more
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Disparities in public transit access to healthcare in Austin, Texas

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionUnequal healthcare access is linked to disparities in health outcomes. Public transit plays a critical role in promoting equitable healthcare access, particularly for disadvantaged populations.
Mei Yang, Tiankai Wang
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Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
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The need for more research into health information technology and maternal health outcomes

Women's Health
Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health persist in the United States despite continued efforts to make healthcare more equitable. The COVID-19 pandemic and overturning of Roe v Wade have further widened existing disparities in maternal ...
Jamie Kim, Marcia Chen, Robert White
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Contemporary Regional Disparities in Robotic‐Assisted Rectal Resection in Japan: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study Using the National Database Open Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Robotic‐assisted rectal resection in Japan increased markedly after national insurance reimbursement in 2018, with a concurrent decline in open surgery. Using NDB Open Data, we found substantial inter‐prefectural heterogeneity in surgical volume and robotic utilization that persisted after age and sex standardization (SCR). Urban–rural differences were
Ryo Ohta, Takeshi Yamada, Key Uehara, Hiromichi Sonoda, Akihisa Matsuda, Seiichi Shinji, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Goro Takahashi, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida   +9 more
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Racial disparities in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An National Cancer Database analysis

Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
This retrospective cohort study investigated racial disparities in time to treatment initiation and overall survival (OS) among 23,397 pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients in the United States.
Anjali Mishra, Maya Mathews, Troy Belleville, Peter Silberstein, Michelle Swedek   +4 more
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Regional Disparities in Case Volumes and Surgeon Distribution in Gastroenterological Surgery

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Regional disparities in surgical resources may influence the delivery and sustainability of gastroenterological surgery, particularly in countries experiencing rapid population aging and depopulation. Methods This nationwide cross‐sectional study used data from the Japanese National Clinical Database to examine temporal trends (2013–
Hiroshi Hasegawa, Hiraku Kumamaru, Momoko Ara, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Hideko Yamauchi, Masafumi Inomata, Sadako Akashi‐Tanaka, Koji Ito, Shinji Itoh, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Kazumi Kawase, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Yuki Kiyozumi, Shogo Kobayashi, Ikuko Shibasaki, Chiyoe Shirota, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Chie Takasu, Aoi Fujikawa, Saki Bessho, Kiyomi Horiuchi, Kosei Maemura, Ayako Maruo, Takuya Miura, Yuji Miyamoto, Toshiki Yajima, Ayuko Yasuda, Toshiharu Yamaguchi, Tadashi Iwanaka, Hideo Baba, Akinobu Taketomi   +30 more
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Determinants of health disparities: The perennial struggle against polio in Nigeria

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2011
Polio remains a global public health issue, and even though it has been eradicated from most countries of the world, countries like Nigeria, the largest black nation on earth, threatens the dream of total eradication of polio from the surface of the ...
Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters
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Age‐Dependent Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Transthyretin After Curative Resection for Stage I–III Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Preoperative malnutrition and systemic inflammation are established determinants of adverse outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC). Transthyretin (TTR), a rapid‐turnover hepatic protein, reflects both nutritional and inflammatory status; however, its clinical utility may be influenced by age‐ and sex‐related variability.
Ayane Kawata, Yuji Miyamoto, Hiro Nakamura, Takahiko Akiyama, Kota Arima, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Masaaki Iwatsuki   +7 more
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