Where Are the Children? A Thematic Analysis of State, Territory, and Tribal Organization Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans.

Autor: Leraas HJ; Duke University Department of Surgery, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: Harold.Leraas@duke.edu., Beckhorn C; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA., Washabaugh C; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA., Thamby J; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA., Greenup R; Yale University, Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA., Haines K; Duke University Department of Surgery, Durham, NC, USA., Allen L; Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas, Spartanburg, SC, USA., Tracy E; Duke University Department of Surgery, Durham, NC, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric surgery [J Pediatr Surg] 2024 Jan; Vol. 59 (1), pp. 129-133. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.022
Abstrakt: Background: The Center for Disease Control's Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (CCCP) funds initiatives in fifty states, the District of Columbia, seven U.S. territories, and seven tribal organizations to prevent and control cancer. These initiatives influence policy, care, research, and advocacy for cancer treatment. We performed an analysis of CCCP plans for states, U.S. territories, and tribal organizations to understand the extent of inclusion of pediatric cancer care.
Methods: We conducted a thematic and quantitative analysis of CCCP plans for states, U.S. territories, and tribal organizations. Plans were assessed by two reviewers and scored for discussion of cancer prevention, risk factors, early detection and screening, treatment and innovation, access, barriers to care, and survivorship in childhood cancer.
Results: Plans from fifty states, the District of Columbia, seven territories, seven tribal organizations, and one Pacific Regional (USAPI) plan were reviewed, for a total of sixty-six plans. Up-to-date CCCP plans were available through the CDC or state websites for 74% of states, 57% of territories, and 71% of tribal organizations; older plans were available for all groups without up-to-date CCCP plans. While all plans referenced children, most did so in the context of childhood exposures influencing adult cancer risks (e.g., sun, tobacco, HPV). Few plans contained a section dedicated to childhood cancer (30% states, 14.3% territories, 14.3% tribes). A minority of plans specifically discussed early detection and screening (14% states, 0% territories, 14.3% tribes), treatment and innovation (32% states, 0% territories, 28.6% tribes), access to cancer care (38% states, 28.6% territories, 28.6% tribes), reducing barriers to cancer care (28% states, 42.9% territories, 28.6% tribes), and pediatric cancer survivorship (42% states, 0% territories, 28.6% tribes).
Conclusions: Promoting inclusion of pediatric cancer in CCPs will help to standardize pediatric cancer care, eliminate treatment disparities across state lines, and allow for comprehensive understanding of pediatric oncology.
Level of Evidence: Level IV.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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