A new, healthy liver offers the best survival for patients with early-stage liver cancer. But a new study, led by Katie Ross-Driscoll, Ph.D., MPH, of Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Surgery, has identified disparities in liver transplant referral and evaluation, which must precede waitlisting, for these potentially lifesaving procedures.
Racial disparities in end-of-life care, the role of wellness and faith in minority health, award-winning research on health disparities, societal factors impacting cardiometabolic health, and rising mental health challenges among US youth are all covered this week in the Center on Health Equity and Access.
Guillermo Lorenzo, postdoctoral researcher at the Oden Institute, recently published a paper regarding a framework to forecast the development and growth of tumors found in prostate cancer, providing personalized predictions to patients and clinicians.
Prostate cancer is an exceedingly common disease, affecting 1 in 8 men. When diagnosed early, many can live for years without symptoms. Rather than subject early-disease stage patients to the debilitating side-effects of radiation and surgery, clinic
Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) patients with ovarian cancer (OC) receive lower-quality end of life (EOL) care compared to their non-Hispanic White (NHW) counterparts, according to a study.