Association of Jail Incarceration With Lung, Liver, and Colorectal Cancer Mortality Across US Counties
Counties with the highest jail incarceration rates had 7%-10% more lung, liver, and colorectal cancer deaths with disproportionate impacts on men and Black residents. Incarceration operates as a structural driver of cancer disparities; targeted prevention, screening, and treatment efforts are urgently needed in high-incarceration communities.
Authors
- Azza Sarfraz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8206-5745)
- Timothy Michael Pawlik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-9870)
- Meher Angez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4490-4453)
- Indira Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1994-4285)
- Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8377-0263)
- Areesh Mevawalla
- Zayed Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0500-8325)
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCO Oncology Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/op-25-00651
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00