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The Impact of Digital Inequities on Oropharyngeal Cancer Disparities in the United States.

David J Fei-Zhang, Achilles A Kanaris, Camaren M Cuenca, Sydney A Fleishman, Jill N D'Souza, Anthony M Sheyn, Daniel C Chelius, Jeffrey C Rastatter

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David J Fei-ZhangNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4485-8274
Achilles A KanarisNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.
Camaren M CuencaBaylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USA.
Sydney A FleishmanNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.
Jill N D'SouzaDepartment of Otolaryngology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana USA.
Anthony M SheynDepartment of Pediatric Otolaryngology Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Memphis Tennessee USA.
Daniel C CheliusBaylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USA.
Jeffrey C RastatterDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.

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Abstract

Objective: To assess associations of digital inequity with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) prognostic and care outcomes in the United States while adjusting for traditional social determinants/drivers of health (SDoH). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: United States. Methods: In total, 70,604 patients from 2008 to 2017 were assessed for regression trends in long-term follow-up period, survival, prognosis, and treatment across increasing overall digital inequity, as measured by the Digital Inequity Index (DII). DII is based on 17 census-tract level variables derived from the American Community Survey and Federal Communications Commission. Variables were categorized as infrastructure-access (ie, digital-related variables) or sociodemographic (ie, education, income, and disability status) and weighted-averaged into a composite score. Results: With increasing DII, decreases in length of follow-up (10.22%, 32.9-29.5 months; Conclusion: Digital inequities contribute to detrimental trends in OPC patient care and prognosis in the United States. These findings can inform strategic discourse targeted against the most pertinent disparities in the modern-day environment.

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digital dividedigital inequityhead and neckoral cavity canceroral squamous cell carcinomaoropharyngeal canceroropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomasocial determinants of health

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PMCPMC11980432

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