Current Practices in Social Determinants of Health Screening in Commission on Cancer Hospitals
Only one-third of responding CoC programs routinely screen for SDOH. Sustained screening was independently associated with improved adherence to time-sensitive colon cancer chemotherapy, supporting integration of patient-level SDOH assessment into oncology care delivery.
Authors
- Laurie J. Kirstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7930-4282)
- Timothy W. Mullett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6144-0454)
- Amanda B. Francescatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-4726)
- Judy C. Boughey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-3228)
- Susan Hedlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5867-8621)
- Kelley Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1579-2428)
- Bell M Pastore
- Rebecca A Snyder
- Joseph H Cotler
Institutions
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- American College of Surgeons (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001933
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00