Article ; Online: Breaking Barriers: Addressing Issues of Inequality in Trial Enrollment and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Kidney and Bladder Cancer.
2021 Volume 41, Page(s) e174–e181
Abstract: Despite recent treatment advances, kidney and bladder cancer cases have continued to rise in both incidence and mortality over the last few decades. Not every demographic subgroup of patients diagnosed with these cancers has an equivalent outcome. Women ... ...
| Abstract | Despite recent treatment advances, kidney and bladder cancer cases have continued to rise in both incidence and mortality over the last few decades. Not every demographic subgroup of patients diagnosed with these cancers has an equivalent outcome. Women diagnosed with bladder cancer have worse overall survival than men diagnosed with bladder cancer. Older adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have worse cancer-specific outcomes than do younger patients. Black patients diagnosed with kidney and bladder cancers appear to have worse overall survival than White patients diagnosed with these cancers. Although these differences in outcomes are likely multifactorial, in many cases they may be based on modifiable approaches to screening, diagnosing, and treating patients. We explore various causes of these differences in outcomes between patients and address patient engagement strategies and avenues to effect change. In 2021, equity in cancer and cancer care delivery has a more prominent place in the hierarchy of the continuum of medicine. Continued focus on this topic is critical, with clear accountabilities established and barriers to best care for patients eliminated. |
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| MeSH term(s) | African Americans ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; European Continental Ancestry Group ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Kidney Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Kidney Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Kidney Neoplasms/therapy ; Male ; Treatment Outcome ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/therapy |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-01 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2431126-1 |
| ISSN | 1548-8756 ; 1548-8748 |
| ISSN (online) | 1548-8756 |
| ISSN | 1548-8748 |
| DOI | 10.1200/EDBK_320273 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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