Targets for improving disparate head and neck cancer outcomes in the low‐income population

Autor:	Jobran Mansour, Payam Entezami, John Pang, Ameya Asarkar, Bennett Thomas, Cherie-Ann Nathan
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	underserved RD1-811 business.industry Head and neck cancer Health Policy and Outcomes health policy General Medicine Review medicine.disease outcomes Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547 medicine Low-Income Population Surgery head and neck cancer business Health policy Demography
Zdroj:	Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 1481-1488 (2021)
ISSN:	2378-8038
Popis:	Low‐income patients have worse head and neck cancer outcomes than those with high‐income. Yet, few targets have been identified to specifically improve outcomes in the low‐income population. Here, we conduct a review on the current literature on head and neck cancer outcomes in the low‐income population and identify targets for intervention. The degree of disparity is in the range of 20%‐90% worse overall survival in the low‐income population. Eliminating smoking would have the greatest effect on head and neck cancer mortality rates in the low‐income population. Additionally, access to oral cancer exams, assistance with transportation, and continued expansion of telemedicine would facilitate early diagnosis and timely treatment in patients who develop head and neck cancer.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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