The role of health literacy in cancer care: a mixed studies systematic review

CE Holden, S Wheelwright, A Harle, R Wagland - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Patients diagnosed with cancer face many challenges and need a good
understanding of their diagnosis and proposed treatments to make informed decisions about …

Navigation delivery models and roles of navigators in primary care: a sco** literature review

N Carter, RK Valaitis, A Lam, J Feather… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Systems navigation provided by individuals or teams is emerging as a strategy
to reduce barriers to care. Complex clients with health and social support needs in primary …

Depression and anxiety during the COVID‐19 pandemic in an urban, low‐income public university sample

S Rudenstine, K McNeal, T Schulder… - Journal of traumatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mental health disparities in the aftermath of national disasters and the protective role of
socioeconomic status are both well documented. We assessed the prevalence of …

Implementation and maintenance of patient navigation programs linking primary care with community-based health and social services: a sco** literature review

RK Valaitis, N Carter, A Lam, J Nicholl… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Since the early 90s, patient navigation programs were introduced in the United
States to address inequitable access to cancer care. Programs have since expanded …

Financial impact of breast cancer in black versus white women

SB Wheeler, JC Spencer, LC Pinheiro… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Racial variation in the financial impact of cancer may contribute to observed
differences in the use of guideline-recommended treatments. We describe racial differences …

Racial and ethnic disparities in early-onset colorectal cancer survival

TA Zaki, PS Liang, FP May, CC Murphy - Clinical Gastroenterology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Young adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) comprise a growing, yet
understudied, patient population. We estimated 5-year relative survival of early-onset CRC …

Delays in breast cancer care by race and sexual orientation: results from a national survey with diverse women in the United States

TC Poteat, MA Adams, J Malone, S Geffen, N Greene… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite known differences in breast cancer by both race and sexual orientation,
data on the intersectional experiences of Black sexual minority women (BSMW) along the …

A randomized trial comparing live and telemedicine deliveries of an imagery‐based behavioral intervention for breast cancer survivors: reducing symptoms and …

LW Freeman, R White, CG Ratcliff, S Sutton… - Psycho …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This multi‐site randomized trial evaluates the quality of life (QOL) benefits of an
imagery‐based group intervention titled 'Envision the Rhythms of Life'(ERL). Methods Breast …

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer: ASCO guideline update

S Gaillard, C Lacchetti, DK Armstrong… - Journal of Clinical …, 2025 - ascopubs.org
ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of
the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development …

Health literacy among surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Roy, JP Corkum, DR Urbach, CB Novak… - World journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Health literacy is the extent to which patients are able to understand and act upon health
information. This concept is important for surgeons as their patients have to comprehend the …