Open AccessInequities in Access to Care and Health Care Spending for Asian Americans With Cancer
Author(s) -
Sungchul Park,
Jie Chen,
X. Grace,
Alexander N. Ortega
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001538
Subject(s) - asian americans , health care , medicine , medical expenditure panel survey , health equity , cancer , gerontology , national health interview survey , cancer screening , asian indian , demography , ethnic group , environmental health , public health , population , health insurance , nursing , economic growth , sociology , anthropology , economics
Asian Americans have lower cancer screening rates than non-Latino "Whites," suggesting inequities in cancer prevention among Asian Americans. Little is known about inequities in cancer treatment between Whites and Asian Americans with cancer.