ArticleHealth & place2017
The role of spatially-derived access-to-care characteristics in melanoma prevention and control in Los Angeles county.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Skin Cancer in People of Color: A Systematic Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2022Pooled it
- Transportation-related factors, cancer screening, and stage at diagnosis: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to the Timely Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma in Latino Persons.JAMA dermatology · 2025Article
- The impact of insurance status on psoriasis patients' healthcare-seeking behavior: a population-based study in the United States.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Geographic access to dermatologic care in urban underserved communities.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2024Article
- Melanoma awareness and prevention among latinx and non-latinx white adults in urban and rural California: A qualitative exploration.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Disparities in access for melanoma screening by region, specialty, and insurance: A cross-sectional audit study.JAAD international · 2022Article
- Etiologies of Melanoma Development and Prevention Measures: A Review of the Current Evidence.Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
Among 10,068 incident cases of invasive melanoma, we examined the effects of patient characteristics and access-to-care on the risk of advanced melanoma. Access-to-care was defined in terms of census tract-level sociodemographics, health insurance, cost of dermatological services and appointment wait-times, clinic density and travel distance. Public health insurance and education level were the strongest predictors of advanced melanomas but were modified by race/ethnicity and poverty: Hispanic whites and high-poverty neighborhoods were worse off than non-Hispanic whites and low-poverty neighborhoods. Targeting high-risk, underserved Hispanics and high-poverty neighborhoods (easily identified from existing data) for early melanoma detection may be a cost-efficient strategy to reduce melanoma mortality.
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