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ReviewCancers2025

From Diagnosis to Survivorship: The Role of Social Determinants in Cancer Care.

Abiha Abdullah, Zeyu Liu, Michele Molinari

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Palliative care development as a solution to mitigate the human crisis of cancer in low- and middle-income countries: a theory of change approach.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  13. Consolidation radiotherapy refusal in stage I-II Hodgkin lymphoma: sociodemographic determinants and impact on survival outcomes.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Abiha AbdullahDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Zeyu LiuDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Michele MolinariDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9763-6253

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social determinants of health (SDOH) profoundly influence cancer outcomes. Disparities in these areas contribute to delayed diagnoses, limited access to advanced treatments, and poorer survival rates, disproportionately affecting marginalized populations. While advancements in cancer care have improved survival, these benefits remain unevenly distributed. This review examines the impact of SDOH on cancer care across multiple domains. It highlights the ways in which structural barriers exacerbate disparities in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Evidence-based interventions, including Medicaid expansion, culturally tailored patient navigation programs, increased diversity in clinical trials, telemedicine expansion, and the integration of SDOH screening into oncology workflows-offer promising strategies for addressing these inequities. By integrating these strategies into clinical practice and health policy, the healthcare system can foster a more just and inclusive future for cancer treatment and survivorship.

Indexed as

cancer care interventionscancer disparitieshealth equityoncology accesssocial determinants of health

Identifiers

PMID40227566
PMCPMC11987860

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