SynthesisOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2025
Disparities in Survival of Head and Neck Cancer in the Hispanic Population: Systematic-Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Is the Hispanic Health Paradox Present in Canada: Examining Mood Disorders Among Hispanics.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Persistent disparities in head and neck cancer survival in the United States.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Disparities in Stage at Diagnosis for Oral Cavity and Pharyngeal Cancer in Florida: the Impact of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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objectiveThe Hispanic health paradox (HHP), the observation that Hispanic people in the United States often experience better health outcomes than non-Hispanic people despite having worse prognostic factors, has not been evaluated for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a malignancy with marked racial disparities in outcomes. The objective of this study is to evaluate the HHP within the context of HNSCC. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus. REVIEW
methodsStudies that compared survival between Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients with HNSCC in the United States were included. Meta-analysis of adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was conducted to compare overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) between Hispanic white (HW) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients with HNSCC.
resultsOf 2106 unique abstracts reviewed, 25 studies were included in the systematic review and 22 in the meta-analysis. Among the 657,185 patients in the meta-analysis, 6.9% (95% CI: 5.8%-8.3%) were of Hispanic ethnicity. HW patients had improved OS relative to NHW patients (aHR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.86-0.94) among the 17 studies reporting OS and improved CSS relative to NHW patients (aHR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.80-0.94) among the 4 studies reporting this outcome.
conclusionHW people with HNSCC exhibit improved survival relative to NHW people with HNSCC, supporting the HHP in the context of HNSCC. Research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms, which could provide insights into improving outcomes for all patients with HNSCC.
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