Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Homeless Patients: A Case Report and Policy Recommendations.

Autor:	Schwartz HEM; University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.; Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA., Abel MK; University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.; Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA., Lin JA; Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA., Decker HC; Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA., Kushel MB; Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA., Wick EC; Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches [Ann Surg Open] 2022 Sep; Vol. 3 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 02.
DOI:	10.1097/AS9.0000000000000183
Abstrakt:	Patients experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to screening and treatment for colorectal cancer, leading to worse outcomes. In this perspective, we use an exemplar patient case to highlight potential policy solutions for reducing this health care disparity by increasing access to early detection and treatment in this population.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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