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ArticleSurgical neurology international2024

Differences in tumor size, clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic profiles of central nervous system tumors among a racially diverse cohort: A retrospective case-control study.

Kyung Moo Kim, Rachel Jane Lew, Tate Justin Higashihara, Shaina Yamashita, Michelle Pang, Michelle Stafford, Connor Goo, Kimberly Bergenholtz Teehera, Kayti Luu, Richard Ho and 4 more

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Kyung Moo KimDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Rachel Jane LewDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Tate Justin HigashiharaDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Shaina YamashitaDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Michelle PangDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Michelle StaffordDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Connor GooDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Kimberly Bergenholtz TeeheraDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Kayti LuuDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Richard HoDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Enrique CarrazanaDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Jason ViereckDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Kore Kai LiowDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Arash Ghaffari-RafiDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: One avenue to improve outcomes among brain tumor patients involves the mitigation of healthcare disparities. Investigating clinical differences among brain tumors across socioeconomic and demographic strata, such can aid in healthcare disparity identification and, by extension, outcome improvement. Methods: Utilizing a racially diverse population from Hawaii, 323 cases of brain tumors (meningiomas, gliomas, schwannomas, pituitary adenomas, and metastases) were matched by age, sex, and race to 651 controls to investigate the associations between tumor type and various demographic, socioeconomic, and medical comorbidities. Tumor size at the time of diagnosis was also compared across demographic groups. Results: At the time of diagnosis for benign meningiomas, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI; Conclusion: Brain tumors exhibit unique sociodemographic disparities and clinical comorbidities, which may have implications for diagnosis, treatment, and healthcare policy.

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Central nervous systemDisparitiesRisk factorsSocioeconomicTumors

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PMID39777174
PMCPMC11704430

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