Disparity in hematological malignancies: From patients to health care professionals

IF 6.9 2区 医学 Q1 HEMATOLOGY
Xiaoyi Chen , Mihir Shukla , Shella Saint Fleur-Lominy
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Abstract

In the recent few decades, outcomes in patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies have been steadily improving. However, the improved prognosis does not distribute equally among patients from different backgrounds. Besides cancer biology, demographic and geographic disparities have been found to impact overall survival significantly. Specifically, patients from underrepresented minorities including Black and Hispanics, and those with uninsured status, having low socioeconomic status, or from rural areas have had worse outcomes historically, which is uniformly true across all major subtypes of hematological malignancies. Similar discrepancy is also seen in the health care professional field, where a gender gap and a disproportionally low representation of health care providers from underrepresented minorities have been long existing. Thus, a comprehensive strategy to mitigate disparity in the health care system is needed to achieve equity in health care.

血液恶性肿瘤的差异:从患者到医护人员
近几十年来,血液恶性肿瘤患者的预后一直在稳步改善。然而,预后的改善并没有在不同背景的患者中平等分配。除了癌症生物学因素外,人口和地域差异也对总生存率产生了重大影响。具体来说,包括黑人和西班牙裔在内的代表性不足的少数族裔患者,以及无保险、社会经济地位低下或来自农村地区的患者,其预后历来较差,这在血液恶性肿瘤的所有主要亚型中都是一致的。在医疗保健专业领域也存在类似的差异,长期以来一直存在着性别差距,以及来自代表人数不足的少数族裔的医疗保健提供者比例过低的问题。因此,要实现医疗保健的公平性,亟需采取综合战略来缩小医疗保健系统中的差距。
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Blood Reviews
Blood Reviews 医学-血液学
CiteScore
13.80
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1.40%
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78
期刊介绍: Blood Reviews, a highly regarded international journal, serves as a vital information hub, offering comprehensive evaluations of clinical practices and research insights from esteemed experts. Specially commissioned, peer-reviewed articles authored by leading researchers and practitioners ensure extensive global coverage across all sub-specialties of hematology.
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