Cancer Health Disparities : From Determinants of Disparities to Solutions for Equity / edited by Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes Halbert, Chanita.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Biology--Research.

Biology.

Public health.

Biomedical Research.

Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Biomedical Research.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

Despite improvements in strategies for early detection and cancer treatment, racial and ethnic groups and individuals from other medically underserved populations continue to experience disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality. Research in cancer health disparities has evolved from first generation studies that described racial differences in morbidity and mortality to research that examines the efforts of interventions that focus on increasing access to early detection and treatment. As a result of these efforts, racial background, socioeconomic characteristics, access to high quality cancer care, and psychological and social factors have been documented as important determinants of cancer health disparities; these factors provide the context within which cancer is detected, treated, and prevented. The field of cancer health disparities is now at a critical juncture where it is essential to move beyond descriptive information on determinants of disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality to translational studies that examine basic biological processes and how these processes interact with social, psychological, and behavioral factors to contribute to disparities in cancer risk and outcomes. Empirical evidence about the influence of multilevel determinants has grown, and now, more than ever, efforts are being made to understand the independent and interactive effects of biological, psychological, behavioral, and social determinants of cancer health disparities and to translate this information into sustainable interventions for cancer prevention, control, and treatment. .

Contents:

Part I. Understanding Cancer Health Disparities

Chapter 1. Overview of Cancer Health Disparities

Part II: From Biology to Policy: Understanding Multilevel Determinants of Cancer Health Disparities

Chapter 2. Contribution of Biological factors to cancer health disparities

Chapter 3. Impact of Psychological factors on cancer health disparities

Chapter 4. Impact of Behavioral factors on cancer health disparities.

Chapter 5. Individual-level social determinants and cancer health disparities

Chapter 6. Geographic/Community determinants and cancer health disparities

Chapter 7. Policy level determinants and cancer health disparities

Part III: Frameworks for Addressing Cancer Health Disparities

Chapter 8. Basic Behavioral Science

Chapter 9. Translational Efforts in Precision Medicine to Address Disparities

Chapter 10. Health Care System Approaches

Chapter 11. Community-Based Participatory Research and Community Engagement

Chapter 12. Public Health Approach

Part IV: Evidence-Based Interventions for Cancer Equity

Chapter 13.Patient navigation for cancer screening

Chapter 14. Smoking cessation and tobacco control

Chapter 15. Weight loss and management

Chapter 16. Integrating Social Determinants into Health Care

Chapter 17. Community-Based Interventions - Obesity

Chapter 18. Community-Based Interventions - HPV

Chapter 19. Community-Based Interventions - Diet and physical activity

Part V: Opportunities, Challenges, and Priorities for Achieving Equity in Cancer Outcomes

Chapter 20. Opportunities, Challenges, and Priorities for Achieving Equity in Cancer Outcomes.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Hughes Halbert, Chanita Cancer Health Disparities

ISBN:

3-031-37638-2

OCLC:

1409028776