Toward the elimination of cancer disparities: medical and health perspectives

The societal burden of cancer is one of the major public health challenges ofour time, yet that burden is not equally shared by all. Troubling disparitieshave been documented not only by racial/ethnic group but also by social class, insurance status, geography, and a host of other factors. Furthermore, such disparities represent the end result of a constellation of forces stemming from both within the health care system and outside of it. Many currently existing cancer disparities are preventable. To date, few publications capture the breadth and depth of the dimensions of cancer disparities from both the clinicaland public health perspective. In this volume, we will broaden concepts of disparities beyond traditional race/ethnicity discussions to explore a more systematic analysis of how, where, and why disparities occur across the cancer continuum.We will also analyze the issue of social disparities with respect to certain major cancers, with emphasis on the particular role of socioeconomic position. This volume reflects the work of a number of experts in cancer disparities, led by members of the Executive Committee of the Program-in-Development for the Dana Farber / Harvard Cancer Center. In particular, this volume updatesand expands an earlier 2005 monograph on the topic published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control (Nancy Krieger PhD, Editor). INDICE: Cancer Disparities: Definitions, Methodology and Conceptual Frameworks.- Cancer Disparities: Data systems, Sources and Interpretation.- Genomicsand Cancer Disparities.- Viewing Cancer Disparities from within and outside of the Health Care System.- Poverty and Socioeconomic Position: A Major Driver of Cancer Disparities.- Obesity and Cancer Disparities.- Lung Cancer and Tobacco Addiction.- Disparities and Breast Cancer.- Disparities and Colorectal Cancer.- Disparities and Prostate Cancer.- Cervical Cancer.- Other Cancers, including Melanoma and Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Policy and Advocacy.- Health Communication and Dissemination.- Community–Based Approaches.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-89442-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés