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The essential role of population‐based cancer survival in cancer control in the United States
Author(s) -
Weir Hannah K.,
Richardson Lisa C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.30898
Subject(s) - medicine , equity (law) , population , cancer survival , health equity , health care , cancer , patient protection and affordable care act , gerontology , environmental health , family medicine , economic growth , health insurance , public health , nursing , political science , law , economics
This supplement benchmarks the status of population‐based survival for 10 leading cancers in the United States just prior to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Overall survival in the United States is among the highest in the world; however, large racial disparities persist and health equity has been elusive. Further improvements in survival may be observed in the era of personalized cancer care and targeted therapies, and as federal and state initiatives seek to improve patient access to timely, effective therapies and care.