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ArticleJournal of Latina/o psychology2016

Cancer Outcomes in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States: An Integrative Review and Conceptual Model of Determinants of Health.

Betina Yanez, Heather L McGinty, Diana Buitrago, Amelie G Ramirez, Frank J Penedo

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Article in Journal of Latina/o psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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103citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

103 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 161 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Disparities in Survival of Head and Neck Cancer in the Hispanic Population: Systematic-Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  4. Psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life in Hispanic cancer survivors: a meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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  12. Feasibility of delivering survivorship care via lay health educators: A pilot randomized controlled trial among rural cancer survivors.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2023
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  17. Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention among Latinas in the United States among a Network of Community Health Centers.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Betina YanezDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Heather L McGintyDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Diana BuitragoDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Amelie G RamirezInstitute for Health Promotion, University of Texas Health Science Center.
Frank J PenedoDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Training ProgramU54CA153511 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI RAMIREZ, AMELIE G · 2010 to 2015
$6.2M
Tele-based Psychosocial Intervention for Symptom Management & HRQOL in Men LivingR01CA157809 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI PENEDO, FRANK J · 2011 to 2016
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA157809NCI NIH HHS U54 CA153511
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanics. Compared to non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stages of disease and experience poor quality of life following a cancer diagnosis. Cancer outcomes are influenced by a confluence of social, cultural, behavioral and biological factors. Yet, much of the behavioral and psychosocial research in oncology has focused on non-Hispanic Whites, thus limiting our understanding of the potential web of factors that can influence cancer-related outcomes among Hispanics. Furthermore, features of Hispanic ethnicity and culture may influence and interact with, social, psychosocial, health care, disease-specific, and medical factors known to influence cancer-related outcomes, yet very few studies have integrated Hispanic cultural processes when addressing cancer-related outcomes for this ethnic group. Guided by the extant literature in oncology, Hispanic culture and health, and previously established models of determinants of minority health, we present a conceptual model that highlights the interplay of social, cultural, psychosocial, disease-specific, health care, and medical factors as determinants of cancer outcomes (morbidity, mortality, quality of life) and review key evidence of how features of Hispanic culture may influence cancer outcomes and contribute to the disparate outcomes observed in Hispanic cancer samples relative to non-Hispanic Whites. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of future research opportunities and existing challenges to researching oncology outcomes among Hispanics.

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CancerCultureHispanicPsychosocialReview

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PMID27429867
PMCPMC4943845
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