Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01934-9
Alexandra Adams, Atish Gandhi, Patricia Friedmann, Srawani Sarkar, Brijesh Rana, Meira Epplein, Lynne Wilkens, Brian Z Huang, Haejin In
{"title":"Racial/ethnic differences in risk factors for non-cardia gastric cancer: an analysis of the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) Study.","authors":"Alexandra Adams, Atish Gandhi, Patricia Friedmann, Srawani Sarkar, Brijesh Rana, Meira Epplein, Lynne Wilkens, Brian Z Huang, Haejin In","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01934-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01934-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Gastric cancer (GC) incidence rates show notable differences by racial/ethnic groups in the US. We sought to determine whether stratification by race/ethnicity would reveal unique risk factors for development of non-cardia gastric cancer (NCGC) for US population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Analysis included 1,112 incident cases of NCGC and 190,883 controls from the Multiethnic Cohort Study, a prospective US cohort study that recruited individuals living in Hawaii and California, aged 45-75 years from 5 races/ethnicities. Descriptive analysis and Cox regression models examined the association of risk factors for GC and calculate hazard ratios for each race/ethnicity, adjusting for sociodemographic and dietary variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Increasing age and male sex were risk factors for NCGC for most race/ethnicities. Higher risk was associated with: GC family history for Latino and Japanese American individuals [HRs range from 1.75 to 1.98]; foreign-born for Japanese American individuals [HR: 1.52, 95% CI 1.11-2.09]; lower education for African American, Japanese American, and Native Hawaiian individuals [HRs range from 1.30 to 1.74]; daily alcohol consumption for African American individuals[HR: 1.56, 95% CI 1.04-2.35]; current smoking for Latino and Japanese American individuals [HRs range from 1.89 to 1.94]; sodium consumption in the highest quartile for White individuals [HR: 2.55, 95% CI 1.23-5.26] compared to the lowest quartile; fruit consumption in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th highest quartile for Native Hawaiian individuals [HRs range from 2.19 to 2.60] compared to the lowest quartile; diabetes for African American individuals [HR: 1.79, 95% CI 1.21-2.64]; and gastric/duodenal ulcers for Native Hawaiian individuals [HR: 1.82, 95% CI 1.04-3.18].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Analyses by racial/ethnic group revealed differing risk factors for NCGC. Increased knowledge of the varying pathways to GC can support personalized GC prevention strategies and risk stratification tools for early detection.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"255-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11928376/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01937-6
Leigh Sheridan, Gaia Pocobelli, Melissa Anderson, Christopher I Li, Gina R Kruse, Jasmin A Tiro, Aruna Kamineni
{"title":"Cervical cancer screening rates in females living with HIV at three healthcare settings in the United States, 2010-2019.","authors":"Leigh Sheridan, Gaia Pocobelli, Melissa Anderson, Christopher I Li, Gina R Kruse, Jasmin A Tiro, Aruna Kamineni","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01937-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01937-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Females living with human immunodeficiency virus (FLWHIV) are at increased risk of cervical cancer and U.S. guidelines, first published in 2009 and updated since then, recommend more frequent screening in this population. We examined screening rates among FLWHIV in the U.S. during 2010-2019.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cohort study included 18-89-year-old FLWHIV during 2010-2019 at three U.S. healthcare settings. Sociodemographics, comorbidities, and cervical cancer screening tests were ascertained from administrative and clinical databases. We reported cervical cancer screening rates overall and by modality. Generalized estimating equations with Poisson distribution were used to estimate screening rate ratios (SRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between screening rates and calendar year, age, race and ethnicity, and comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 3,556 FLWHIV, a total of 7,704 cervical cancer screening tests were received over 18,605 person-years during 2010-2019 (screening rate = 41.4 per 100 person-years). Relatively lower screening rates were associated with later calendar years (SRR = 0.71 [95% CI 0.68-0.75] for 2017-2019 versus 2010-2013), older age (SRR = 0.82 [95% CI 0.74-0.89] for 50-65-year-olds versus 18-29-year-olds), non-Hispanic white race versus non-Hispanic Black race (SRR = 0.89 [95% CI 0.81-0.98]) and greater comorbidity burden (SRR = 0.89 [95% CI 0.82-0.98] for ≥ 9 versus 0-6 comorbidity score).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The decrease in cervical cancer screening rates during 2010-2019 in this large cohort of FLWHIV may be explained at least partly by guideline changes during the study period recommending longer screening intervals. Our findings of relatively lower screening rates in FLWHIV who were non-Hispanic white, older, and with greater comorbidity burden should be confirmed in other U.S.</p><p><strong>Settings: </strong></p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"275-284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01932-x
Ulrike Boehmer, Bill M Jesdale
{"title":"Cancer disparities by age: a focus on sexual and gender minorities.","authors":"Ulrike Boehmer, Bill M Jesdale","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01932-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01932-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study is to examine the age at which sexual and gender minorities are diagnosed with cancer relative to heterosexual cisgender individuals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We use population-based representative Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data with self-reported sexual orientation, gender identity, cancer diagnoses, and the age at diagnosis. We determined the mean age at diagnosis and used logistic regression modeling to obtain odds ratios, reporting significant differences defined as p < 0.05. Separately, we adjusted for race/ethnicity and corrected for underlying differences in the age of survey respondents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to heterosexual cisgender populations, sexual and gender minorities are diagnosed about 4-11 years earlier, with bisexual women and transgender individuals reporting the youngest age, 43.9 and 52.1 years, respectively. When focusing on select cancer types, lesbian and bisexual women are diagnosed earlier with breast, melanoma, other skin cancers, and leukemia & lymphoma. Gay and bisexual men are diagnosed earlier with colorectal cancers, and transgender individuals earlier with breast, prostate, melanoma, and other skin cancers compared to heterosexual men and women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that sexual and gender minorities experience earlier onset of cancer and many of these age differences remained even after adjustments were made. These findings need to be confirmed in oncology settings that have cancer incidence and sexual orientation and gender identity data and call for greater attention to sexual and gender minorities in cancer research.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"243-254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01936-7
Sarah Skolnick, Pianpian Cao, Jihyoun Jeon, S Lani Park, Daniel O Stram, Loïc Le Marchand, Rafael Meza
{"title":"Analysis of Lung Cancer Incidence in Non-Hispanic Black and White Americans using a Multistage Carcinogenesis Model.","authors":"Sarah Skolnick, Pianpian Cao, Jihyoun Jeon, S Lani Park, Daniel O Stram, Loïc Le Marchand, Rafael Meza","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01936-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01936-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>There are complex and paradoxical patterns in lung cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and gender; compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) males, non-Hispanic Black (NHB) males smoke fewer cigarettes per day and less frequently but have higher lung cancer rates. Similarly, NHB females are less likely to smoke but have comparable lung cancer rates to NHW females. We use a multistage carcinogenesis model to study the impact of smoking on lung cancer incidence in NHB and NHW individuals in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The effects of smoking on the rates of lung tumor initiation, promotion, and malignant conversion, and the incidence of lung cancer in NHB versus NHW adults in the MEC were analyzed using the Two-Stage Clonal Expansion (TSCE) model. Maximum likelihood methods were used to estimate model parameters and assess differences by race/ethnicity, gender, and smoking history.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Smoking increased promotion and malignant conversion but did not affect tumor initiation. Non-smoking-related initiation, promotion, and malignant conversion and smoking-related promotion and malignant conversion differed by race/ethnicity and gender. Non-smoking-related initiation and malignant conversion were higher in NHB than NHW individuals, whereas promotion was lower in NHB individuals.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that while smoking plays an important role in lung cancer risk, background risk not dependent on smoking also plays a significant and under-recognized role in explaining race/ethnicity differences. Ultimately, the resulting TSCE model will inform race/ethnicity-specific lung cancer natural history models to assess the impact of preventive interventions on US lung cancer outcomes and disparities by race/ethnicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"285-296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11928365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01891-3
Eduardo Barrera-Juarez, Antonio Nassim Halun-Trevino, Manuel Ruelas-Martinez, Andres Madero-Frech, Victor Camacho-Trejo, Miguel Estrada-Bujanos, David Bojorquez, Jhonatan Uribe-Montoya, Francisco Rodriguez-Covarrubias, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza
{"title":"Prognosis impact and clinical findings in renal cancer patients: comparative analysis between public and private health coverage in a cross-sectional and multicenter context.","authors":"Eduardo Barrera-Juarez, Antonio Nassim Halun-Trevino, Manuel Ruelas-Martinez, Andres Madero-Frech, Victor Camacho-Trejo, Miguel Estrada-Bujanos, David Bojorquez, Jhonatan Uribe-Montoya, Francisco Rodriguez-Covarrubias, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01891-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01891-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Research on disparities in prognosis and clinical characteristics between public and private healthcare sectors in developing countries remains limited. The study aimed to determine whether patients with public health coverage (1) have a greater mean tumor size at diagnosis compared to those with private health coverage; (2) exhibit differences in clinical staging and TNM classification between groups; and (3) show variations in demographic, clinical characteristics, histopathological findings, and surgical approaches among cohorts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted on 629 patients from both private and public healthcare sectors, all histologically confirmed and surgically treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), between 2011 and 2021 in high-volume hospitals in Monterrey, Mexico. To compare variables between groups, we employed independent samples t-tests, Mann Whitney U nonparametric test, along with Pearson's chi-square test complemented by post hoc analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean tumor size in the public group was 1.9 cm greater than in the private group (7.39 vs. 5.51 cm, p < 0.001). Patients in the public sector more frequently presented with larger tumors, a higher prevalence of risk factors (excluding BMI and hypertension), advanced disease (OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.43-3.16, p < 0.001), presence of symptoms, elevated TNM, lymphovascular invasion and a lower prevalence of minimally invasive surgery. A male-to-female ratio of 2.6:1 was noted in the private coverage group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study highlights a notable association between public health coverage and a higher prevalence of advanced RCC, with tumors in private coverage patients being smaller yet larger than commonly reported. There is a crucial need to develop new health policies for early detection of renal cancer in developing countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"265-273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11928398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01940-x
Arrianna Marie Planey, Sandy Wong, Donald A Planey, Fikriyah Winata, Michelle J Ko
{"title":"Longer travel times to acute hospitals are associated with lower likelihood of cancer screening receipt among rural-dwelling adults in the U.S. South.","authors":"Arrianna Marie Planey, Sandy Wong, Donald A Planey, Fikriyah Winata, Michelle J Ko","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01940-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01940-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Given rural hospitals' role in providing outpatient services, we examined the association between travel burdens and receipt of cancer screening among rural-dwelling adults in the U.S. South region.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>First, we estimated network travel times and distances to access the nearest and second nearest acute care hospital from each rural census tract in the U.S. South. After appending the Centers for Disease Control's PLACES dataset, we fitted generalized linear mixed models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Longer distances to the second nearest hospital are negatively associated with breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening receipt among eligible rural-dwelling adults. Rural-dwelling women in counties with 1 closure had reduced likelihood of breast cancer screening. Residence in a partial- or whole-county Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) was negatively associated with cancer screening receipt. Specialist (OB/GYN and gastroenterologist) supply was positively associated with receipt of cancer screening. Uninsurance was positively associated with cervical and breast cancer screening receipt. Medicaid expansion was associated with increased breast and cervical cancer screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Rural residents in partial-county primary care HPSAs had the lowest rates of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening, compared with whole-county HPSAs and non-shortage areas. These residents also faced the greatest distances to their nearest and second nearest hospital. This is notable because rural residents in the South face greater travel burdens for cancer care compared with residents in other regions. Finally, the positive association between uninsurance and breast and cervical cancer screening may reflect the CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program's effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"297-308"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142686212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01921-0
Joanna Woersching, Janet H Van Cleave, Jason P Gonsky, Chenjuan Ma, Judith Haber, Deborah Chyun, Brian L Egleston
{"title":"The association between the mental health disorders, substance abuse, and tobacco use with head & neck cancer stage at diagnosis.","authors":"Joanna Woersching, Janet H Van Cleave, Jason P Gonsky, Chenjuan Ma, Judith Haber, Deborah Chyun, Brian L Egleston","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01921-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01921-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Mental health disorders, substance abuse, and tobacco use are prevalent in the US population. However, the association between these conditions and head and neck cancer (HNC) stage is poorly understood. This research aims to uncover the relationship between pre-existing mental health disorders, substance abuse, and tobacco use and HNC stage at diagnosis in patients receiving care in an integrated, public safety-net healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a secondary data analysis of linked hospital tumor registries and electronic health record (EHR) data. The study's primary independent variables were the comorbidities of mental health disorders, substance abuse, and tobacco use. The dependent variable was HNC stage at diagnosis, operationalized as early stage (i.e., stages I, II, and III) and advanced stage (stage IV, IVA, IVB, or IVC). The analysis included multivariable logistic regression adjusted for covariates of demographic variables, tumor anato RESULTS: The study population consisted of 357 patients with median age of 59 years, and was primarily male (77%), diverse (Black or African American 41%; Hispanic 22%), and from neighborhoods with low income (median average annual household income $39,785). Patients with a history of mental health disorders with or without tobacco use had significantly lower odds of advanced stage HNC at diagnosis (adjusted OR = 0.35, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.17-0.72.) while patients with a history of substance abuse with or without tobacco use had significantly higher odds of advanced stage HNC at diagnosis (adjusted OR 1.41, 95% CI: 1.01-1.98) than patients with no history of mental health disorders, substance abuse, or tobacco use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The relationship between HNC stage at diagnosis and the comorbidities of mental health disorders, substance abuse, or tobacco differs depending on the type and co-occurrence of these comorbidities. These findings demonstrate the need for innovative care delivery models and education initiatives tailored to meet the needs of patients with mental health disorders, substance abuse, and tobacco use that facilitate early detection of HNC.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"231-242"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01907-y
Alya Truong, Meg McKinley, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Mi-Ok Kim, Salma Shariff-Marco, Iona Cheng
{"title":"The role of ethnic enclaves and neighborhood socioeconomic status in invasive breast cancer incidence rates among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander females in California.","authors":"Alya Truong, Meg McKinley, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Mi-Ok Kim, Salma Shariff-Marco, Iona Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01907-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01907-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Few studies have examined whether the incidence rates of invasive breast cancer among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations differ by the neighborhood social environment. Thus, we examined associations of ethnic enclave and neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) with breast cancer incidence rates among AANHPI females in California.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 14,738 AANHPI females diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2008-2012 were identified from the California Cancer Registry. AANHPI ethnic enclaves (culturally distinct neighborhoods) and nSES were assessed at the census tract level using 2007-2011 American Community Survey data. Breast cancer age-adjusted incidence rates and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were estimated for AANHPI ethnic enclave, nSES, and their joint effects. Subgroup analyses were conducted by stage of disease.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence rate of breast cancer among AANHPI females living in lowest ethnic enclave neighborhoods (quintile (Q)1) were 1.21 times (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.11, 1.32) that of AANHPI females living highest ethnic enclave neighborhoods (Q5). In addition, AANHPI females living in highest vs. lowest SES neighborhoods had higher incidence rates of breast cancer (Q5 vs. Q1 IRR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.40). The incidence rate of breast cancer among AANHPI females living in low ethnic enclave + high SES neighborhoods was 1.32 times (95% CI 1.25, 1.39) that of AANHPI females living in high ethnic enclave + low SES neighborhoods. Similar patterns of associations were observed for localized and advanced stage disease.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For AANHPI females in California, incidence rates of breast cancer differed by nSES, ethnic enclave, when considered independently and jointly. Future studies should examine whether the impact of these neighborhood-level factors on breast cancer incidence rates differ across specific AANHPI ethnic groups and investigate the pathways through which they contribute to breast cancer incidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"183-189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01927-8
Ashley E Stenzel, G Nic Rider, Olivia S Wicker, Allison C Dona, Deanna Teoh, B R Simon Rosser, Rachel I Vogel
{"title":"Discrimination in the medical setting among LGBTQ+ adults and associations with cancer screening.","authors":"Ashley E Stenzel, G Nic Rider, Olivia S Wicker, Allison C Dona, Deanna Teoh, B R Simon Rosser, Rachel I Vogel","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01927-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01927-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals experience disparities in cancer screening. We examined whether experience of LGBTQ+ -related discrimination in medical settings was associated with cancer screening disparities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were recruited via social media for a cross-sectional survey study. Those who self-reported as LGBTQ+ , being 40+ years of age, and residing in the US were eligible. Participants reported their clinical and demographic characteristics, cancer screening history, and experiences of discrimination in a medical setting. We examined the odds (OR) of ever undergoing cancer screening by experienced discrimination, stratified by sex assigned at birth.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (n = 310) were on average 54.4 ± 9.0 years old and primarily White (92.9%). Most identified as lesbian (38.1%) or gay (40.0%) while 17.1% were transgender or gender diverse. Nearly half (45.5%) reported experiencing LGBTQ+ -related discrimination in the medical setting. Participants assigned female at birth with discriminatory experiences had significantly lower odds of ever undergoing colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy compared to those without discriminatory experiences (OR: 0.37; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.15-0.90). No significant differences in colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy uptake were observed in those assigned male at birth by discriminatory experiences (OR: 2.02; 95% CI 0.59-6.91). Pap tests, mammogram, and stool colorectal cancer screening did not differ by discriminatory experience.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Discrimination in medical settings was commonly reported by LGBTQ+ individuals in this study. When treating LGBTQ+ patients, clinicians should ask about prior experiences and continue to promote cancer screening. Future studies should examine discrimination as a key driver of LGBTQ+ disparities in cancer screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"147-156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11774670/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cancer Causes & ControlPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01913-0
Jordan Baeker Bispo, Hyunjung Lee, Ahmedin Jemal, Farhad Islami
{"title":"Associations of social support, living arrangements, and residential stability with cancer screening in the United States.","authors":"Jordan Baeker Bispo, Hyunjung Lee, Ahmedin Jemal, Farhad Islami","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01913-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01913-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Social support has been linked to increased use of preventive care services. Living arrangements and residential stability may be important structural sources of social support, but few studies have examined their impact on cancer screening.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. Participants were classified as up-to-date or not with female breast cancer (BC), cervical cancer (CVC), and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model associations between screening and residential stability (< 1 year, 1-3 years, 4-10 years, 11-20 years, or > 20 years), living arrangement (with spouse/partner only, children only, both, or neither), and perceived social support (rarely/never, sometimes, usually, or always available), overall and stratified by sex (CRC) and age group (CVC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The adjusted odds of BC (odds ratio [OR] 0.61, 95% CI 0.45-0.81) and CVC (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.60-0.96) screening were lowest for those who reported never/rarely vs. always having social support. The adjusted odds of BC (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.22-1.70) and CRC (OR<sub>FEMALE</sub> = 1.42, 95% CI 1.20-1.68; OR<sub>MALE</sub> = 1.61, 95% CI 1.35-1.90) screening were higher for those living with a spouse/partner only vs. those living with neither spouse/partner nor children. Less residential stability was associated with increased CVC screening among females 21-34 years of age, but not BC or CRC screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Social support measures were associated with screening to varying degrees by site and age, but higher perceived social support and living with a spouse/partner only demonstrated a consistent positive association. Interventions that mobilize social support networks and address the unmet social needs of parents/caregivers may improve cancer control.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"157-169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142458613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}