Racial Disparities in Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Survival for Adolescents and Young Adults
This cohort study of AYA patients suggests that stage at diagnosis and survival varied across races for the 10 deadliest AYA cancers. These results support the need for tailored interventions and informed public policy to achieve cancer care equity for all races.
Authors
- Jacqueline B. Vo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-4437)
- Kekoa Taparra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8493-3868)
- Manali I. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-5762)
- Megan Y. Gimmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0849-8216)
- Ryan Benavente
- Curtiland Deville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-6486)
- Allison Betof Warner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6422-2997)
- Connor J. Kinslow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-6077)
- Neha Deo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-8916)
- Erqi Liu Pollom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2908-6293)
- Jaimie Z. Shing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7064-4424)
- Kāʻeo Kekumano
- Henrietta Cakobau
- Ryan Keliʻi Shontell
- Luke Roberto
Institutions
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
- Columbia University (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.30975
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.64