The Forgotten Patients—Conducting Research That Centers Overlooked and Marginalized Communities
Health care practitioners are charged with caring for all but have a special ethical obligation to ensure equitable care for those with the most need.In paired qualitative studies 1,2 published in JAMA Network Open, Manz and colleagues outline challenges for patients and practitioners in US prisons and highlight opportunities to improve cancer care delivery in this setting.The first study 1 evaluates barriers and facilitators to providing optimal care for those involved in the carceral system,
Authors
- Fumiko Chino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0498-488X)
- Jennifer Richmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-4160)
Institutions
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37652
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00