Socioeconomic disparities: a more important risk factor for advanced-stage oral cancer in Florida than smoking?
Black race, male sex, non-married status, lower education, Medicaid, VA/Military insurance and no insurance were associated with advanced OCC in Florida. Smoking status was not associated with advanced disease presentation after adjusting for sociodemographic variables.
Authors
- David Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1269-4516)
- Elizabeth Franzmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6171-9380)
- Francisco Civantos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-0868)
- Elizabeth Nicolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-8499)
- Isildinha M. Reis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7695-8771)
- Isabella Buitron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0897-0429)
- Abdurrahman Al‐Awady
- Tonya Aaron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5419-3213)
- Uche C. Ezeh
- Sophia Peifer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8408-3549)
- Garrett Forman
- Ming Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-0070)
- Erin R. Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-2762)
- Liana Shtern
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Causes & Control
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-025-01992-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.70
Funders
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health Systems
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute