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Food insecurity screening: A missing piece in cancer management
Author(s) -
Patel Kanishka G.,
Borno Hala T.,
Seligman Hilary K.
Publication year - 2019
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.32291
Subject(s) - medicine , food insecurity , distress , cancer , environmental health , gerontology , clinical psychology , food security , agriculture , ecology , biology
Food insecurity is an underrecognized social determinant of health. The absence of food insecurity questions from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer problem list presents a missed opportunity to conduct a thorough evaluation of cancer distress and address a critical component of cancer disparities.
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