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Neighborhood-level social determinants of health burden among adolescent and young adult cancer patients and impact on overall survival.
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JNCI cancer spectrum [JNCI Cancer Spectr] 2024 Jul 01; Vol. 8 (4). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation has been linked to adverse health outcomes, yet it is unclear whether neighborhood-level social determinants of health (SDOH) measures affect overall survival in adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.<br />Methods: This study used a diverse cohort of adolescent and young adult patients with cancer (N = 10 261) seen at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Zip codes were linked to Area Deprivation Index (ADI) values, a validated neighborhood-level SDOH measure, with higher ADI values representing worse SDOH.<br />Results: ADI was statistically significantly worse (P < .050) for Black (61.7) and Hispanic (65.3) patients than for White patients (51.2). Analysis of ADI by cancer type showed statistically significant differences, mainly driven by worse ADI in patients with cervical cancer (62.3) than with other cancers. In multivariable models including sex, age at diagnosis, cancer diagnosis, and race and ethnicity, risk of shorter survival for people residing in neighborhoods with the least favorable ADI quartile was greater than for individuals in the most favorable ADI quartile (hazard ratio = 1.09, 95% confidence interval = 1.00 to 1.19, P = .043).<br />Conclusion: Adolescent and young adult patients with cancer and the worst ADI values experienced a nearly 10% increase in risk of dying than patients with more favorable ADI values. This effect was strongest among White adolescent and young adult survivors. Although the magnitude of the effect of ADI on survival was moderate, the presence of a relationship between neighborhood-level SDOH and survival among patients who received care at a tertiary cancer center suggests that ADI is a meaningful predictor of survival. These findings provide intriguing evidence for potential interventions aimed at supporting adolescent and young adult patients with cancer from disadvantaged neighborhoods.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Young Adult
Black or African American statistics & numerical data
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
Neighborhood Characteristics
Proportional Hazards Models
Socioeconomic Factors
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms mortality
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ethnology
White statistics & numerical data
Neoplasms mortality
Social Determinants of Health
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2515-5091
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- JNCI cancer spectrum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39051679
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkae062