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Cancer health disparities

Health Disparities

Cancer health disparities

FDA Funds Research Into Health Disparities

Disparities continue to create a wide gap in health in the United States. Many factors can contribute to a person’s health, and we still have much to learn about the issue. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will be dedicating research funding to find out more about how lifestyle impacts health.

Oncology nurse treating young adult with cancer

Cancer health disparities

What Oncology Nurses Need to Know About Supporting AYAs With Cancer

Cancer diagnoses affect an estimated 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYAs) annually, yet few cancer treatment and survivorship programs exist that specifically address their unique needs.

Cancer health disparities

How Have University-Community Partnerships Addressed Cancer Disparities in Hawaii?

Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) experience a disproportionate burden of cancer. Although NHOPI make up only 1% of the U.S. population, they comprise 26% of Hawai‘i residents. The reasons for cancer health disparities in NHOPI include higher prevalence of tobacco use and obesity, lower income, lower rates of insurance coverage, and lower access to care than Caucasians.

Oncology nurse discussing health disparities

Cancer health disparities

CDC Identifies Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities and Change Behavior

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the report, Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities, highlighting ways in which Americans can reduce health disparities.

A young adult patient with blood cancer

Cancer health disparities

Psychological Morbidities Linked to Young Adult Survivors of Blood Cancers

Adolescent and young adult survivors of blood cancers are suffering from psychological diagnoses of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress (PTS), researchers reported in a recent study published in Cancer.

Cancer health disparities

ONS Member Travels to South Africa for Pediatric Oncology Conference

When young people are diagnosed with cancer, regardless of the type, it feels particularly heartbreaking. When they’re forced to face such a deadly disease, they deserve treatment that gives them the best chance at survival. Unfortunately, not all parts of the world are equal. On average, survival rates in low- and middle-income countries can be as low as 5%, compared to 80% in high-income countries.

February 25, 2016

African American women's breast cancer rates

African American Women’s Breast Cancer Rates Are Now Equivalent to Caucasian Women

For the first time, the incidence of breast cancer among African American women in the United States is equal to that of Caucasian women, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.

January 12, 2016

Colorectal cancer preventable death rates

Cancer health disparities

Preventable Colorectal Cancer Death Rates Take a Large Economic Toll

Disparities in colorectal death rates take a large toll on the national economy, with the greatest burden on poorer, less well-educated communities, according to a study presented at the Eighth American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities.

January 05, 2016

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