Open AccessDisparities Research in Thyroid Cancer: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement
Author(s) -
Debbie Chen,
Megan R. Haymart
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
thyroid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.918
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1557-9077
pISSN - 1050-7256
DOI - 10.1089/thy.2020.0166
Subject(s) - thyroid cancer , medicine , health equity , cancer , thyroid , equity (law) , health care , intensive care medicine , environmental health , family medicine , pathology , public health , economic growth , political science , law , economics
Until recently, thyroid cancer was one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the United States. Disparities exist in many aspects of thyroid cancer care as a result of the multifactorial interplay of systemic, patient, and physician factors. To better understand the management of thyroid cancer in populations at risk for health disparities and subsequently implement changes that will lead to health equity for all patients with thyroid cancer, health services research with innovative approaches is necessary.