J Natl Med Assoc
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Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related mortality among children, 0-14 years, and lymphoma, a malignant neoplasm of the lymphoid cells, mostly lymphatic B and T cells is common among children. The current study aimed to assess the cumulative incidence (CmI), mortality, and survival in pediatric lymphoma. ⋯ In a large cohort of children with lymphoma, Black/AA children relative to whites presented with survival disadvantage, which was explained by urbanity and median household income, suggestive of transforming the physical and social environments in narrowing the racial differences in pediatric lymphoma survival in the US.
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Disparities associated with trust in health information exist warranting a need for research assessing this relationship among adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess trust of cancer information among U.S. adults. ⋯ These finding suggest targeting specific population subgroups for information from sources they trust could be helpful in reducing disparities in trust.
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This review aims to provide primary medical and dental healthcare professionals with the current state of information on the oral manifestations of HIV infection in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) advancements. ⋯ Screening, diagnosing, and treating patients with HIV/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has improved drastically since the isolation and characterization of HIV. Oral manifestations have been acknowledged to correlate with treatment responses and disease progression. Healthcare providers should be familiar with HIV-related oral manifestations and comfortable in managing and referring patients with HIV/AIDS, they are also key stakeholders in facilitating the elimination of the stigma associated with the infection.
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The association between the behavioral affect of black men and law enforcement officers' physical abuse of those men is not well-understood. This analysis measures the association between self-reported negative affect behavior (anger or depression) by the men and physical abuse by law enforcement officers, controlling for demographic and behavioral attributes. ⋯ Cohort studies are needed to determine if a black man's negative coping style, history of incarceration or exposure to racism is causally related to his history of physical abuse by a law enforcement officer.
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Letter
From COVID-19 to cancer, watching social determinants decide life: When will we stop spectating?
The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us that African American, Latinx, Indigenous, and poor communities face significant healthcare disparities. Members of these communities have increased exposure to the virus due to higher rates of crowded living conditions and employment in essential occupations. Furthermore, news reports and public health data show that residents of these communities have more comorbidities, utilize hospitals with fewer resources, and experience greater treatment delays, all resulting in higher mortality related to COVID-19. ⋯ These stark realities demand that we stop merely reporting the impact of adverse social determinants on the health of communities. We must instead target these causes of healthcare disparities. Here, we discuss proposed action items from the 2019 National Cancer Policy Forum workshop entitled "Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology." These actions are critical first steps to address adverse social determinants and thereby decrease unnecessary deaths in underserved communities.