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ArticleJAAD international2024

Social vulnerabilities in head-neck melanoma care: A retrospective cohort study in the United States.

Lillian McCampbell, David Jun Fei-Zhang, Daniel Chelius, Ling-Lun Bob Hsia, Robert Dellavalle, Jill D'Souza, David Bentrem, Jeffrey Wayne, Jeffrey Rastatter, Anthony Sheyn

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Article in JAAD international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Associations Between Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and the Distribution of Rhinologists in the United States.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Lillian McCampbellDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
David Jun Fei-ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Daniel CheliusDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric Thyroid Tumor Program and Pediatric Head and Neck Tumor Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Ling-Lun Bob HsiaDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
Robert DellavalleDepartment of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Jill D'SouzaDivision of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of New Orleans and Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Los Angeles.
David BentremDepartment of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Jeffrey WayneDepartment of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Jeffrey RastatterDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Anthony SheynDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Studies addressing social determinants of health (SDH) in head-neck melanomas (HNM) have only assessed socioeconomic factor impact but not a wider scope of SDH. Objective: Utilizing the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), to assess the influence of specific SDH and their quantifiable associations with HNM management disparities across the varied community contexts in the United States. Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed adults diagnosed with HNM from 1975 to 2017 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database. Results: A total of 374,138 HNM in adults from 1975 to 2017 were assessed for disparities affiliated with increasing overall vulnerability/SVI scores and SDH themes. For several melanoma subtypes, higher social vulnerability significantly decreased odds (lowest for amelanotic, odds ratio 0.74; 95% confidence interval, 0.63-0.86) for indicated surgery, increased odds of indicated radiation (highest for epithelioid cell, 1.44; 1.08-1.96), and advanced staging on first presentation (highest for acral lentiginous, 1.13; 1.01-1.27). Household composition, followed by socioeconomic status and minority-language status contributed significantly to the overall trend. Limitations: Limitations include unknown cause of death and SVI score calculation based on county of residency. Conclusions: This investigation highlights significant detrimental trends in HNM management with overall social vulnerability while showcasing the quantifiable associations of specific SDH themes on HNM-disparities.

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head and neckmelanomamelanoma treatmentsocial determinants of health

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PMCPMC11472106

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