Socio-demographic factors, tumor characteristics, treatments administered, and survival in cancer patients in a prison hospitalization unit: a retrospective cohort comparison with matched community controls
Incarcerated cancer patients presented a higher prevalence of risk factors but received similar oncological treatments compared to community controls. Survival was poorer for head and neck cancers and unexpectedly better for lung cancer, although these findings should be interpreted cautiously due to the small sample size. The integrated prison-hospital model may reduce treatment disparities, but barriers to early diagnosis and follow-up remain.
Authors
- Esther Jovell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8694-7534)
- Joan González Anglarill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7075-3997)
- Y. López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0826-0021)
- Maria Emilia Pozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-8522)
- Marc Campayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9874-4707)
- Telmo Raul Aveiro‐Róbalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2409-8324)
- Munir Mohamed Mimun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-8586)
- Marina Cherepanova Yarolaeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2749-2975)
- Firelli Oblitas Bejar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5183-3375)
Institutions
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES)
- Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-15213-6
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00