Short-and Long-term Patient Outcomes in Hospitals Primarily Serving Patients with Colorectal Cancer from High-Poverty Areas—An Observational Cohort Study
A group of PAS hospitals treated a significant proportion of patients with CRC from HPAs and few from LPAs and was associated with worse short- and long-term patient outcomes. These findings highlight the presence and negative impact of healthcare segregation by area-level poverty and systemic inequities faced by individuals from HPAs. Multilevel resources are needed to address quality of care and other healthcare-associated needs for individuals from disadvantaged areas.
Authors
- Jialin Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6671-3474)
- Parisa Tehranifar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0605-3934)
- Maria Pisu
- Erica Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6013-2863)
- Rulla M. Tamimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-8668)
- Steven Y Chao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-779X)
- Xinyan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7046-050X)
- Laura C. Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6920-8526)
- Andrew Graham Rundle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-7707)
- Chi Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-2296)
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-18816-2
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00