Cancer Disparities and Health Equity: A Policy Statement From the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
J Clin Oncol
; 38(29): 3439-3448, 2020 10 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32783672
ABSTRACT
ASCO strives, through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality of patient care, to create a world where cancer is prevented and every survivor is healthy. In this pursuit, cancer health equity remains the guiding institutional principle that applies to all its activities across the cancer care continuum. In 2009, ASCO committed to addressing differences in cancer outcomes in its original policy statement on cancer disparities. Over the past decade, despite novel diagnostics and therapeutics, together with changes in the cancer care delivery system such as passage of the Affordable Care Act, cancer disparities persist. Our understanding of the populations experiencing disparate outcomes has likewise expanded to include the intersections of race/ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation and gender identity, sociodemographic factors, and others. This updated statement is intended to guide ASCO's future activities and strategies to achieve its mission of conquering cancer for all populations. ASCO acknowledges that much work remains to be done, by all cancer stakeholders at the systems level, to overcome historical momentum and existing social structures responsible for disparate cancer outcomes. This updated statement affirms ASCO's commitment to moving beyond descriptions of differences in cancer outcomes toward achievement of cancer health equity, with a focus on improving equitable access to care, improving clinical research, addressing structural barriers, and increasing awareness that results in measurable and timely action toward achieving cancer health equity for all.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Equity
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Healthcare Disparities
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Medical Oncology
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Oncol
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canadá