ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2023
Prevalence of Food Insecurity Among Cancer Survivors in the United States: A Scoping Review.
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- Food insecurity, dietary quality, and cardiovascular risk among early childhood cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Cancer Survivorship: A Global Scoping Review.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Food Insecurity among United States Cancer Survivors Based on the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2021.Cancer research communications · 2026Article
- Employment status and food insecurity in cancer survivorship: evidence from the medical expenditure panel survey.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Economic Insecurities and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Cancer Survivors after Receiving External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study.Urologic nursing · 2026Article
- Food Insecurity and Clinical Biomarkers of Inflammation among Cancer Survivors in the All of Us Research Program.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Article
- Call to Action for Treatment of Food Insecurity: A Vital Element of Equitable Cancer Care.JCO oncology practice · 2025Article
- Diet in adolescent and young adult patients with cancer and cancer survivors: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Catastrophic health expenditures and food insecurity among older cancer survivors in the United States.Health economics review · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Impact of a Novel Program to Address Acute Food Insecurity Among Cancer Patients.Nutrients · 2024Article
- A Machine Learning Classification Model for Gastrointestinal Health in Cancer Survivors: Roles of Telomere Length and Social Determinants of Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Influence of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity Among Cancer Survivors Across New York State.Journal of community health · 2024Article
- Food Insecurity and Dietary Quality in African American Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers: An Exploratory Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Association of Food Desert Residence and 5-Year Mortality in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Resection.The Journal of surgical research · 2024Article
- Dietary patterns among U.S. food insecure cancer survivors and the risk of mortality: NHANES 1999-2018.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Medical Financial Hardship and Food Security among Cancer Survivors in the United States.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity and Nutritional Challenges in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors in the U.S.A.: A Narrative Review and Call to Action.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundMedical financial hardship is an increasingly common consequence of cancer treatment and can lead to food insecurity. However, food security status is not routinely assessed in the health care setting, and the prevalence of food insecurity among cancer survivors is unknown.
objectiveThis scoping review aimed to identify the prevalence of food insecurity among cancer survivors in the United States before the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsFive databases (PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL [Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature], Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses) were systematically searched for articles that reported on food security status among US patients receiving active cancer treatment or longer-term cancer survivors and were published between January 2015 and December 2020.
resultsAmong the 15 articles meeting the inclusion criteria, overall food insecurity prevalence ranged from 4.0% among women presenting to a gynecologic oncology clinic to 83.6% among patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers. Excluding studies focused specifically on Federally Qualified Health Center patients, prevalence of food insecurity ranged from 4.0% to 26.2%, which overlaps the food insecurity prevalence in the general US population during the same time period (range, 10.5% to 14.9%). Women were more likely than men to report being food insecure, and the prevalence of food insecurity was higher among Hispanic and Black patients compared with non-Hispanic White patients.
conclusionsGiven significant heterogeneity in study populations and sample sizes, it was not possible to estimate an overall food insecurity prevalence among cancer survivors in the United States. Routine surveillance of food security status and other social determinants of health is needed to better detect and address these issues.
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