Recent research has shown a worrying trend: there’s been a staggering uptick in young people being diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Equally worrisome is the fact that there has also been a drop in ...

Karen Jensen has dedicated her life to helping others. A social worker for more than two decades, she previously worked at Huntsman Cancer Institute, providing support and counseling for patients ...

This paper provides clear definitions of health disparities and health equity and consistently applies a health equity lens to oncology research and practice with older adults, particularly within ...

Natasha Allen looks at the world through heart shaped lenses -- quite literally. Complementing the 27 year old's glasses in her daily outfits is an accessory most don't have: a portable oxygen machine ...

Social work, she notes, is uniquely able to "work both on the immediate practical needs of the communities that we serve and simultaneously try to address root causes." Cadet, on the other hand, is ...

Patients with blood cancers who had limited social support tended to have poorer survival and a higher likeliness to be hospitalized, recent research showed. Patients who are undergoing aggressive ...

Black women with breast cancer have a 40% higher mortality rate, influenced by social determinants and limited genetic research. Studies show worse outcomes for Black women, especially with HR+ and ...

Higher social capital is associated with fewer treatment delays among cervical cancer survivors, with notable racial disparities in reported social capital levels and access to timely care. In this ...

Global scientific endeavors, such as the Human Cancer Genome Project and International Cancer Genome Consortium, have led to the genomic, epigenomic, and proteomic characterization of thousands of ...

Thanks to advances in treatments, children’s chances of surviving cancer are higher than ever before. But the trauma that patients experience as they deal with the disease can pose a lifelong risk to ...