{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Patel MI"],"funding":["NIMHD NIH HHS"],"pagination":["e2222009"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9284331"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(7)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Importance</h4>The full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care disparities, particularly by race and ethnicity, remains unknown.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess whether the race and ethnicity of patients with cancer was associated with disparities in cancer treatment delays, adverse social and economic effects, and concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate trusted sources of COVID-19 information by race and ethnicity.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This national survey study of US adults with cancer compared treatment delays, adverse social and economic effects, concerns, and trusted sources of COVID-19 information by race and ethnicity from September 1, 2020, to January 12, 2021.<h4>Exposures</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Main outcomes and measures</h4>The primary outcome was delay in cancer treatment by race and ethnicity. Secondary outcomes were duration of delay, adverse social and economic effects, concerns, and trusted sources of COVID-19 information.<h4>Results</h4>Of 1639 invited respondents, 1240 participated (75.7% response rate) from 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and 5 US territories (744 female respondents [60.0%]; median age, 60 years [range, 24-92 years]; 266 African American or Black [hereafter referred to as Black] respondents [21.5%]; 186 Asian respondents [15.0%]; 232 Hispanic or Latinx [hereafter referred to as Latinx] respondents [18.7%]; 29 American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or multiple races [hereafter referred to as other] respondents [2.3%]; and 527 White respondents [42.5%]). Compared with White respondents, Black respondents (odds ratio [OR], 6.13 [95% CI, 3.50-10.74]) and Latinx respondents (OR, 2.77 [95% CI, 1.49-5.14]) had greater odds of involuntary treatment delays, and Black respondents had greater odds of treatment delays greater than 4 weeks (OR, 3.13 [95% CI, 1.11-8.81]). Compared with White respondents, Black respondents (OR, 4.32 [95% CI, 2.65-7.04]) and Latinx respondents (OR, 6.13 [95% CI, 3.57-10.53]) had greater odds of food insecurity and concerns regarding food security (Black respondents: OR, 2.02 [95% CI, 1.34-3.04]; Latinx respondents: OR, 2.94 [95% CI, [1.86-4.66]), financial stability (Black respondents: OR, 3.56 [95% CI, 1.79-7.08]; Latinx respondents: OR, 4.29 [95% CI, 1.98-9.29]), and affordability of cancer treatment (Black respondents: OR, 4.27 [95% CI, 2.20-8.28]; Latinx respondents: OR, 2.81 [95% CI, 1.48-5.36]). Trusted sources of COVID-19 information varied significantly by race and ethnicity.<h4>Conclusions and relevance</h4>In this survey of US adults with cancer, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with treatment delay disparities and adverse social and economic effects among Black and Latinx adults. Partnering with trusted sources may be an opportunity to overcome such disparities."],"journal":["JAMA network open"],"pubmed_title":["Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic."],"pmcid":["PMC9284331"],"funding_grant_id":["K23 MD013474","R21 MD013674"],"pubmed_authors":["Castro E","Bondy M","Armaiz-Pena GN","Infantado A","Ferguson JM","Julian D","Maingi S","Nortey N","Duron Y","Pereira-Estremera CD","Steck A","Hlubocky F","Nuqui B","Patel MI"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","description":"<h4>Importance</h4>The full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care disparities, particularly by race and ethnicity, remains unknown.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess whether the race and ethnicity of patients with cancer was associated with disparities in cancer treatment delays, adverse social and economic effects, and concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate trusted sources of COVID-19 information by race and ethnicity.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This national survey study of US adults with cancer compared treatment delays, adverse social and economic effects, concerns, and trusted sources of COVID-19 information by race and ethnicity from September 1, 2020, to January 12, 2021.<h4>Exposures</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Main outcomes and measures</h4>The primary outcome was delay in cancer treatment by race and ethnicity. Secondary outcomes were duration of delay, adverse social and economic effects, concerns, and trusted sources of COVID-19 information.<h4>Results</h4>Of 1639 invited respondents, 1240 participated (75.7% response rate) from 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and 5 US territories (744 female respondents [60.0%]; median age, 60 years [range, 24-92 years]; 266 African American or Black [hereafter referred to as Black] respondents [21.5%]; 186 Asian respondents [15.0%]; 232 Hispanic or Latinx [hereafter referred to as Latinx] respondents [18.7%]; 29 American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or multiple races [hereafter referred to as other] respondents [2.3%]; and 527 White respondents [42.5%]). Compared with White respondents, Black respondents (odds ratio [OR], 6.13 [95% CI, 3.50-10.74]) and Latinx respondents (OR, 2.77 [95% CI, 1.49-5.14]) had greater odds of involuntary treatment delays, and Black respondents had greater odds of treatment delays greater than 4 weeks (OR, 3.13 [95% CI, 1.11-8.81]). Compared with White respondents, Black respondents (OR, 4.32 [95% CI, 2.65-7.04]) and Latinx respondents (OR, 6.13 [95% CI, 3.57-10.53]) had greater odds of food insecurity and concerns regarding food security (Black respondents: OR, 2.02 [95% CI, 1.34-3.04]; Latinx respondents: OR, 2.94 [95% CI, [1.86-4.66]), financial stability (Black respondents: OR, 3.56 [95% CI, 1.79-7.08]; Latinx respondents: OR, 4.29 [95% CI, 1.98-9.29]), and affordability of cancer treatment (Black respondents: OR, 4.27 [95% CI, 2.20-8.28]; Latinx respondents: OR, 2.81 [95% CI, 1.48-5.36]). Trusted sources of COVID-19 information varied significantly by race and ethnicity.<h4>Conclusions and relevance</h4>In this survey of US adults with cancer, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with treatment delay disparities and adverse social and economic effects among Black and Latinx adults. Partnering with trusted sources may be an opportunity to overcome such disparities.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jul","modification":"2025-04-21T22:28:23.457Z","creation":"2025-04-05T18:48:16.704Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9284331","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35834248"],"doi":["10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22009"]}}