The Association between Mediated Deprivation and Ovarian Cancer Survival among African American Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deprivation indices are often used to adjust for socio-economic disparities in health studies. Their role has been partially evaluated for certain population-level cancer outcomes, but examination of their role in ovarian cancer is limited. In this study, we evaluated a range of well-recognized deprivation indices in relation to cancer survival in a cohort of self-identified Black women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This study aimed to determine if clinical or diagnostic characteristics lie on a mediating pathway between socioeconomic status (SES) and deprivation and ovarian cancer survival in a minority population that experiences worse survival from ovarian cancer.

Methods

We used mediation analysis to look at the direct and indirect causal effects of deprivati

SUBMITTER: Lawson AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571563 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature