Health Disparities and Anal Cancer

Bayley A Jones; Sitaram Chilakamarry

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2024.07.007

Health Disparities and Anal Cancer

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2025 Jan;34(1):115-125. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2024.07.007. Epub 2024 Oct 24.

Authors

Bayley A Jones¹, Sitaram Chilakamarry²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern; Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
² Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern. Electronic address: Sitaram.Chilakamarry@utsouthwestern.edu.

PMID: 39547764
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2024.07.007

Abstract

Health disparities are preventable differences in health outcomes that are experienced by disadvantaged patient populations. Disparities in prevention, incidence, treatment, and mortality exist among patients with anal cancer. Factors contributing to these disparities are found at the patient, provider, health system, and public policy levels. Future multilevel interventions targeted at each of these levels will provide opportunities to reduce these disparity gaps and improve anal cancer care for all patient populations.

Keywords: Anal cancer; Disadvantaged populations; Disparities; Health disparities.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anus Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Anus Neoplasms* / therapy
Health Status Disparities*
Humans