Increasing access to palliative care for patients with advanced cancer of African and Latin American descent: a patient-oriented community-based study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer disparities are a major public health concern in Canada, affecting racialized communities of Latin American and African descent, among others. This is evident in lower screening rates, lower access to curative, and palliative-intent treatments, higher rates of late cancer diagnoses and lower survival rates than the general Canadian population. We will develop an Access to Palliative Care Strategy informed by health equity and patient-oriented research principles to accelerate care improvements for patients with advanced cancer of African and Latin American descent.

Methods

This is a community-based participatory research study that will take place in two Canadian provinces. Patients and community members representatives have been engaged as partners in the

SUBMITTER: Santos Salas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature