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{"title":"Breast cancer screening needs assessment in 19 Northern California counties: geography, poverty, and racial/ethnic identity composition.","authors":"Brittany L Morgan Bustamante, Diana Miglioretti, Theresa Keegan, Eric Stewart, Anshu Shrestha, Nuen Tsang Yang, Rosemary D Cress, Luis Carvajal-Carmona, Julie Dang, Laura Fejerman","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01943-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-024-01943-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe the area-level rate of breast cancers, the percentage of early-stage diagnoses (stage I-IIa), and associations between area-level measures of poverty, racial/ethnic composition, primary care shortage, and urban/rural/frontier status for the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCDCCC) catchment area.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using data from the SEER Cancer Registry of Greater California (2014-2018) and the California Department of Health Care Access and Information Medical Service Study Area, we conducted an ecological study in the UCDCCC catchment area to identify geographies that need screening interventions and their demographic characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The higher the percentage of the population identifying as Hispanic/Latino/Latinx, and the higher the percentage of the population below the 100% poverty level, the lower the odds of being diagnosed at an early-stage (OR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.96-0.99 and OR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.93-0.99, respectively). The association with poverty level was attenuated in the multivariable model when the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx population percentage was added. Several California counties had high poverty levels and differences in cancer stage distribution between racial/ethnic category groups. For all individuals combined, 65% was the lowest proportion of early-stage diagnoses for any geography. However, when stratified by racial/ethnic category, 11 geographies were below 65% for Hispanic/Latino/Latinx individuals, six for non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander individuals, and seven for non-Hispanic African American/Black individuals, in contrast to one for non-Hispanic White individuals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Areas with lower percentages of breast cancers diagnosed at an early-stage were characterized by high levels of poverty. Variation in the proportion of early-stage diagnosis was also observed by race/ethnicity where the proportion of Hispanic/Latino/Latinx individuals was associated with fewer early-stage diagnoses.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Results will inform the implementation of the UCDCCC mobile cancer prevention and early detection program, providing specific locations and populations to prioritize for tailored outreach, education, and screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766502","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}

{"title":"Sleep and cancer mortality in the Cancer Prevention Study-II.","authors":"Sidney M Donzella, Emily Deubler, Alpa V Patel, Amanda I Phipps, Charlie Zhong","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01910-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01910-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Sleep is a multi-dimensional human function that is associated with cancer outcomes. Previous work on sleep and cancer mortality have not investigated how this relationship varies by sex and cancer site. We investigated the association of sleep duration and perceived insomnia with site-specific and overall cancer mortality among participants in the Cancer Prevention Study-II.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sleep was collected at baseline in 1982 among 1.2 million cancer-free US adults. Cancer-specific mortality was determined through 2018. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazard models to calculate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for overall and site-specific cancer mortality, stratified by sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 983,105 participants (56% female) followed for a median of 27.9 person-years, there were 146,911 primary cancer deaths. Results from the adjusted model showed short (6 h/night) and long (8 h/night and 9-14 h/night) sleep duration, compared to 7 h/night, were associated with a modest 2%, 2%, and 5% higher risk of overall cancer mortality, respectively, and there was a significant non-linear trend (p-trend < 0.01). This non-linear trend was statistically significant among male (p-trend < 0.001) but not female (p-trend 0.71) participants. For male participants, short and long sleep were associated with higher risk of lung cancer mortality and long sleep was associated with higher risk of colorectal cancer mortality. Perceived insomnia was associated with a 3-7% lower risk of overall cancer mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sleep is important to consider in relation to sex- and site-specific cancer mortality. Future research should investigate other components of sleep in relation to cancer mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1541-1555"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139383","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}

{"title":"Body mass index and the prevalence of high-risk colorectal adenomas in a population undergoing screening colonoscopy in Alberta, Canada.","authors":"John M Hutchinson, Joshua Chow, Eliya Farah, Matthew T Warkentin, Yibing Ruan, Robert J Hilsden, Darren R Brenner","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01914-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01914-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>There is limited evidence regarding body mass index (BMI) as an early marker of high-risk adenoma (HRA) at the time of screening colonoscopy. Because high-risk adenomas (HRA) can develop into colorectal cancer (CRC), BMI could serve as an important clinical predictor of future risk of CRC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examined data from 1831 adults undergoing screening colonoscopy at the Forzani & MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Center in Alberta, Canada. We fit multivariable logistic regression models to examine the association between BMI and HRA. Non-linear relationships for BMI on HRA were also evaluated using restricted cubic splines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean BMI in patients with HRA was 28.2 kg/m² compared to 27.4 kg/m² in patients without adenomas (t test: p = 0.003). In the adjusted models, those with a BMI over 30 kg/m² had 1.45 (95% CI 1.05-2.00) times the odds of HRA detected during colonoscopy compared to those with a BMI below 25 kg/m². Examining BMI as continuous, the odds of HRA were 1.20 (95% CI 1.04-1.37) times higher for every 5 kg/m² increase in BMI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this study suggest that excess body mass is associated with higher risk of HRA among a screening population and may be useful an early marker of future disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1525-1529"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104640","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}

{"title":"Trends in pancreatic cancer mortality in the United States 1999-2020: a CDC database population-based study.","authors":"Alexander J Didier, Swamroop Nandwani, Alan M Fahoury, Daniel J Craig, Dean Watkins, Andrew Campbell, Caleb T Spencer, Macelyn Batten, Divya Vijendra, Jeffrey M Sutton","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01906-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01906-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pancreatic cancer is a significant public health concern and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. This study aimed to investigate pancreatic cancer mortality trends and disparities in the United States (US) from 1999 to 2020.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database. Mortality rates were age-adjusted and standardized to the year 2000 US population. Joinpoint regression was used to analyze temporal trends in age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) by sociodemographic and geographic variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 1999 and 2020, pancreatic cancer led to a total of 810,628 deaths in the US, an average mortality of nearly 39,000 deaths per year. The AAMR slightly increased from 10.6 in 1999 to 11.1 in 2020, with an associated annual percent change (APC) of 0.2. Mortality rates were highest among individuals aged 65 and older. Black individuals experienced the highest overall pancreatic cancer-related AAMR at 13.8. Despite this, Black individuals experienced a decreasing mortality trend over time (APC -0.2) while White individuals experienced an increasing trend in mortality (APC 0.4). Additionally, individuals residing in rural areas experienced steeper rates of mortality increase than those living in urban areas (APC 0.6 for rural vs -0.2 for urban). White individuals in urban and rural populations experienced an increase in mortality, while Black individuals in urban environments experienced a decrease in mortality, and Black individuals in rural environments experienced stable mortality trends.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mortality from pancreatic cancer continues to increase in the US, with racial and regional disparities identified in minorities and rural-dwelling individuals. These disparate findings highlight the importance of ongoing efforts to understand and address pancreatic cancer treatment and outcomes disparities in the US, and future studies should further investigate the underlying etiologies of these disparities and potential for novel therapies to reduce the mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1509-1516"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11564214/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141999431","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}

{"title":"Comparison of outcomes by race among a population-based matched sample of multiple myeloma patients.","authors":"Breanna B Greteman, Michael H Tomasson, Amanda R Kahl, Madison M Wahlen, Melissa L Bates, Christopher Strouse, Mary E Charlton","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01938-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01938-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>It is important to understand racial inequities in multiple myeloma treatment and survival, particularly in the Midwest where clear differences exist in cancer incidence and mortality. Since age and geographic location can greatly impact treatment and prognosis, matching patients on these characteristics can help identify reasons for outcome differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective data from the Iowa Cancer Registry's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database were analyzed for adult patients diagnosed with first primary MM between 1/1/2010-12/31/2019. Matching procedures matched up to 4 White patients with each Black patient on age and city of residence. Demographic characteristics were compared, and Cox proportional hazards models were built to compare survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 1,845 patients in our overall sample, of which 85 were Black and 1,760 were White. There were 321 patients (74 Black, 247 White) that were matched. Black patients in the overall sample had decreased hazard for MM-specific death compared to White (HR = 0.50, 95% CI (0.43, 0.78)) when controlling for covariates. The decrease in MM-specific death in black patients was not statistically significant compared to matched controls (HR = 0.72, 95% CI (0.41, 1.27)). Treatment differences were not observed for either sample.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found that, despite large racial differences in MM incidence and mortality in Iowa, there are no survival differences when matched on age and city of residence. These data fail to detect large barriers to myeloma treatment in Iowa, and are useful for formulating potential screening and prevention strategies. Future research should also assess results in different geographic areas, investigate survival among older White patients in rural areas, and investigate other potential reasons for mortality differences between Black and White MM patients such as specific treatments received.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715255","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}

{"title":"Food security among black breast cancer survivors in Maryland: insights from an online pilot study.","authors":"Yanxin Tu, Katherine L Ho, Kate E Dibble, Kala Visvanathan, Avonne E Connor","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01899-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01899-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Food security, and reliable access to nutritious food, is essential for maintaining health yet remains elusive for many, including U.S. patients with breast cancer (BC). Research specifically focusing on public health consequences of food insecurity in BC survivors is limited. We addressed this gap by exploring the relationship between food security and various sociodemographic, clinical, and cancer-related factors among Black BC survivors in Maryland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The parent study engaged Black female BC survivors in Maryland through digital campaigns and referrals, achieving 100 completed surveys. Food security was assessed through an online follow-up survey with the six-item short form from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), leading to a binary classification for analysis from raw scores. Statistical analysis involved descriptive analysis and Chi-square tests to explore the relationship between food security status, various BC risk factors, and follow-up survey response status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 31 participants who participated in the follow-up survey, 11 (35.5%) were categorized as having low food security. We observed significant associations between food security status and both income (< $40,000; chi-square p = 0.004) and education levels (high school/GED; chi-square p = 0.004). In comparing respondents to non-respondents, significant differences in employment (p = 0.031) and health insurance status (p = 0.006) were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our descriptive findings demonstrate the importance of further studies evaluating food security screenings in Black BC survivors to enable targeted interventions aiming to improve overall health outcomes and equity in cancer survivorship care.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1447-1455"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141615954","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}

{"title":"Evaluation of follow-up colposcopy procedures after abnormal cervical screening result across a statewide study in Mississippi.","authors":"Sydney Reaves, Katherine C Hall, Mary W Stewart, Nicolas Wentzensen, Christina Ferrell, Carolann Risley, Jimmie Wells, Rhonda Rives, Fajada Bobo, Jon Daniels, Kathy Farrington, Jody C Morgan, Megan A Clarke","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01905-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01905-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Cervical screening is used to detect and treat precancers to prevent invasive cancers. However, successful prevention also requires adequate follow-up and treatment of individuals with abnormal screening results. The aim was to investigate demographics, clinical characteristics, and follow-up status for individuals needing colposcopy after an abnormal screening result.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The STRIDES (Studying Risk to Improve DisparitiES) cohort comprises individuals undergoing cervical cancer screening and management at a Mississippi Health Department or University of Mississippi clinic. Follow-up status, demographics, and clinical data were assessed from electronic health records and, if necessary, patient navigation on individuals identified as needing a colposcopy after an abnormal screening.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1,458 individuals requiring colposcopy, 43.0% had the procedure within 4 months, 16.4% had a delayed procedure, and 39.5% had no documented colposcopy follow-up, with significant predictors of follow-up identified as age and cytology diagnosis. Individuals 30 + were more likely to have follow up with a colposcopy compared to individuals < 30 years (49% and 38.7%, respectively; p < .001). Individuals with cytology diagnoses of LSIL (52.9%), ASC-H (51.4%), and HSIL (62.3%) had higher percentages of adherence to follow-up guidelines (p < .001). In total, we found that 78% of individuals had some type of follow-up, including a repeat screening visit.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite high cervical cancer screening rates among Mississippians, a substantial proportion did not have adequate next-step intervention. However, it is encouraging that highest risk individuals were more likely to have a colposcopy. Regardless, continuing to understand the underlying causes for incomplete follow-up is crucial for timely secondary targeted interventions to reduce cervical cancer burden, promote awareness, and improve health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1487-1496"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11561063/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141995359","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}

{"title":"Comparing SEER and NCDB: a case study using colorectal cancer.","authors":"Po-Hong Liu, Sandi L Pruitt, Amit G Singal, Caitlin C Murphy","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01902-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01902-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nationwide datasets are frequently used to examine cancer trends and outcomes in the U.S. Understanding the strengths and limitations of the commonly used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program and the National Cancer Database (NCDB) is important when designing studies and interpreting results. We used colorectal cancer (CRC) as a case study to compare information available. We identified 575,128 (SEER) and 1,578,046 (NCDB) adults diagnosed with CRC between 2004 and 2021. The distribution of age, tumor location, stage, and treatment did not meaningfully differ between SEER and NCDB. SEER represents racially and ethnically diverse populations, including a higher proportion of Hispanic (11.7% vs 5.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6% vs 3.3%) persons. SEER includes more information on area-level characteristics, such as county-level measures of poverty, unemployment, and migration and census tract-level measures of socioeconomic status. Age-adjusted incidence, mortality rates, and cause-specific survival are only available in SEER, facilitating detailed analyses of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in cancer incidence and mortality. NCDB provides information on tumor characteristics and treatment not available in SEER, including microsatellite instability, KRAS mutation, palliative treatment, unplanned readmissions, and 30-day mortality after surgery, facilitating analyses of treatment effectiveness and outcomes. Five-year overall survival was similar in SEER (55.6%) vs NCDB (57.5%).</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1477-1485"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141892918","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}

{"title":"Cancer health disparities in minority communities: peer support networks can bridge the gap.","authors":"Oyepeju Abioye, Lauren Kiel, Rebekah Kaufman, Narjust Florez","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01903-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01903-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Peer support networks have been suggested to have significant utility in the care of patients with cancer, especially among racial minorities. This article proposes an approach to integrate peer support networks into the care of racial minorities with cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Methods to integrate peer support groups across racial minorities with cancer include utilizing language and religion in strategic recruitment of peer supporters, recruiting minority peer supporters in online oncology peer support groups, and emphasizing relationship & trust building for participant retention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Language concordance among peer support groups may enhance patient understandability, emotional expression, and create a sense of community and safety. Religious integration may also promote support group accessibility, particularly among Blacks, who tend to depend on their religious communities for cancer care guidance to a greater extent. In addition to providing knowledge, online opportunities may also decrease cancer-related stress, depression, and trauma. Trust between individuals and their sociocultural environment and healthcare system, as well as between the community and the healthcare system, is necessary, particularly for racial minorities who may harbor a historical mistrust of the healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>To close the racial cancer care gap, a multi-pronged approach is crucial. This includes establishing tailored peer support networks within minority communities that account for language, religion, and cultural factors to build trust and meet psycho-social needs. However, peer support is just one tool. Other critical tools such as holding healthcare institutions accountable for providing equitable care to racial minorities is equally vital in reducing disparities and improving survival outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1407-1411"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141905930","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}

{"title":"Challenges in collecting information on sexual orientation and gender identity for cancer patients: perspectives of hospital and central cancer registry abstractors.","authors":"J L Sorensen, M M West, A M Racila, O A Amao, B J Matt, S Bentler, A R Kahl, M E Charlton, A T Seaman, S H Nash","doi":"10.1007/s10552-024-01897-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10552-024-01897-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience cancer treatment and survival disparities; however, inconsistent sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection within clinical settings and the cancer surveillance system precludes population-based research toward health equity for this population. This qualitative study examined how hospital and central registry abstractors receive and interact with SOGI information and the challenges that they face in doing so.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 abstractors at five Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries, as well as seven abstractors from commission on cancer (CoC)-accredited hospital programs in Iowa. Interviews were transcribed, cleaned, and coded using a combination of a priori and emergent codes. These codes were then used to conduct a descriptive analysis and to identify domains across the interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Interviews revealed that abstractors had difficulty locating SOGI information in the medical record: this information was largely never recorded, and when included, was inconsistently/not uniformly located in the medical record. On occasion, abstractors reported situational recording of SOGI information when relevant to the patient's cancer diagnosis. Abstractors further noticed that, where reported, the source of SOGI information (i.e., patient, physician) is largely unknown.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Efforts are needed to ensure standardized implementation of the collection of SOGI variables within the clinical setting, such that this information can be collected by the central cancer registry system to support population-based equity research addressing LGBTQ + disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":9432,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Causes & Control","volume":" ","pages":"1433-1445"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11636671/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490963","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}