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Open AccessPersistent poverty disparities in incidence and outcomes among oral and pharynx cancer patients
Disparities in oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status have been reported, but the impact of living within areas that are persistently poor at the time of diagnosis a...
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Open AccessAssociation of reproductive risk factors and breast cancer molecular subtypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Associations between reproductive factors and breast cancer (BC) risk vary by molecular subtype (i.e., luminal A, luminal B, HER2, and triple negative/basal-like [TNBC]). In this systematic review and meta-ana...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic disparities in immunotherapy use among advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients: analysis of the National Cancer Database
Socioeconomic and racial disparities exist in access to care among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the United States. Immunotherapy is a widely established treatment modality for patients w...
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Open AccessAssociation of lipid profile biomarkers with breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the MEND study
There is conflicting evidence on the role of lipid biomarkers in breast cancer (BC), and no study to our knowledge has examined this association among African women. We estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% conf...
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Open AccessAssociation of body composition with odds of breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the Mechanisms for Established and Novel Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Nigerian Women (MEND) study
The association between obesity and breast cancer (BC) has been extensively studied among US, European and Asian study populations, with often conflicting evidence. However, despite the increasing prevalence o...
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A novel evolutionary-concordance lifestyle score is inversely associated with all-cause, all-cancer, and all-cardiovascular disease mortality risk
Evolutionary discordance may contribute to the high burden of chronic disease-related mortality in modern industrialized nations. We aimed to investigate the associations of a 7-component, equal-weight, evolut...
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Patterns of de-novo metastasis and breast cancer-specific mortality by race and molecular subtype in the SEER population-based dataset
To examine patterns of de-novo metastases (mets) and association with breast cancer-specific mortality across subtypes and racial groups.
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Metabolic syndrome and risk of breast cancer mortality by menopause, obesity, and subtype
To investigate the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and risk of breast cancer mortality by menopausal status, obesity, and subtype.
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Map** hot spots of breast cancer mortality in the United States: place matters for Blacks and Hispanics
The goals of this study were to identify geographic and racial/ethnic variation in breast cancer mortality, and evaluate whether observed geographic differences are explained by county-level characteristics.
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Open AccessEpigenome-wide association study of metabolic syndrome in African-American adults
The high prevalence of obesity among US adults has resulted in significant increases in associated metabolic disorders such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure. Together, these disorders constit...
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In-Hospital Mortality and Post-Surgical Complications Among Cancer Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important etiologic and prognostic factor for cancer, but few studies have assessed hospitalization outcomes among patients with both conditions.
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Open AccessMetabolic dysregulation and cancer mortality in a national cohort of blacks and whites
We examined the association between metabolic dysregulation and cancer mortality in a prospective cohort of Black and White adults.
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Open AccessCancer-related risk factors and incidence of major cancers by race, gender and region; analysis of the NIH-AARP diet and health study
Racial disparities in the incidence of major cancers may be attributed to differences in the prevalence of established, modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, physical activity and diet.
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Open AccessAvailability of healthcare resources and epithelial ovarian cancer stage of diagnosis and mortality among Blacks and Whites
The purpose of this study is to examine whether racial disparities in epithelial ovarian cancer stage at diagnosis and survival may be explained by geographic availability of healthcare resources among Blacks ...
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Open AccessRace/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in colorectal cancer surgery outcomes: analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample
The purpose of this study was to examine racial and socio-economic differences in the receipt of laparoscopic or open surgery among patients with colorectal cancer, and to determine if racial and socio-economi...
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Racial disparities in individual breast cancer outcomes by hormone-receptor subtype, area-level socio-economic status and healthcare resources
The aim of the study is to determine the influence of area-level socio-economic status and healthcare access in addition to tumor hormone-receptor subtype on individual breast cancer stage, treatment, and mort...
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Availability of Healthcare Resources and Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Among Non-Hispanic White and Non-Hispanic Black Adults
This study aims to examine if access to healthcare, measured through the availability of medical resources at the neighborhood level, influences colorectal cancer (CRC) stage, treatment and survival using the ...
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Breast cancer survival in African-American women by hormone receptor subtypes
Breast cancer accounts for over 200,000 annual cases among women in the United States, and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. However, few studies have investigated the association between b...
