Patient Demographic Characteristics and Disease Stage as Drivers of Disparities in Mortality in Prostate Cancer Patients Who Receive Care at a Safety Net Academic Medical Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 455-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander E. Rand ◽  
Ankit Agarwal ◽  
Divya Ahuja ◽  
Taylor Ngo ◽  
Muhammad M. Qureshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Patient Demographic ◽  
Academic Medical

scholarly journals Race/Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Income Are Not Demographic Drivers of Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients at a Diverse Safety Net Academic Medical Center

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya A. Parikh ◽  
Rani Chudasama ◽  
Ankit Agarwal ◽  
Alexandar Rand ◽  
Muhammad M. Qureshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Primary Language ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Objective. To examine the impact of patient demographics on mortality in breast cancer patients receiving care at a safety net academic medical center.Patients and Methods. 1128 patients were diagnosed with breast cancer at our institution between August 2004 and October 2011. Patient demographics were determined as follows: race/ethnicity, primary language, insurance type, age at diagnosis, marital status, income (determined by zip code), and AJCC tumor stage. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors related to mortality at the end of follow-up in March 2012.Results. There was no significant difference in mortality by race/ethnicity, primary language, insurance type, or income in the multivariate adjusted model. An increased mortality was observed in patients who were single (OR = 2.36, CI = 1.28–4.37,p=0.006), age > 70 years (OR = 3.88, CI = 1.13–11.48,p=0.014), and AJCC stage IV (OR = 171.81, CI = 59.99–492.06,p<0.0001).Conclusions. In this retrospective study, breast cancer patients who were single, presented at a later stage, or were older had increased incidence of mortality. Unlike other large-scale studies, non-White race, non-English primary language, low income, or Medicaid insurance did not result in worse outcomes.

scholarly journals Disparities in PET imaging for prostate cancer at a tertiary academic medical center

2020 ◽  
pp. jnumed.120.251751
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Bucknor ◽  
Daphne Y. Lichtensztajn ◽  
Tracy K. Lin ◽  
Hala T. Borno ◽  
Scarlett L. Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Pet Imaging ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical

Patching the Safety Net: Establishing a Free Specialty Care Clinic in an Academic Medical Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1810-1820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Shuman ◽  
Oluseyi Aliu ◽  
Katherine Simpson ◽  
Paul Salow ◽  
Kara Morgenstern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Specialty Care ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Academic Medical
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