Health Disparities in Cancer Among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
| Autor: | Roubidoux MA; Department of Radiology, Michigan Medicine, TC 2910, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Mi 48109-5326. Electronic address: roubidou@med.umich.edu., Kaur JS; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida., Rhoades DA; Department of Internal Medicine, Stephenson Cancer Center and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Academic radiology [Acad Radiol] 2022 Jul; Vol. 29 (7), pp. 1013-1021. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 18. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.acra.2021.10.011 |
| Abstrakt: | American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are underserved populations who suffer from several health disparities, 1 of which is cancer. Malignancies, especially cancers of the breast, liver, and lung, are common causes of death in this population. Health care disparities in this population include more limited access to diagnostic radiology because of geographic and/or health system limitations. Early detection of these cancers may be enabled by improving patient and physician access to medical imaging. Awareness by the radiology community of the cancer disparities among this population is needed to support research targeted to this specific ethnic group and to support outreach efforts to provide more imaging opportunities. Providing greater access to imaging facilities will also improve patient compliance with screening recommendations, ultimately improving mortality in these populations. (Copyright © 2021 The Association of University Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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