Young adults, cancer, health insurance, socioeconomic status, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Cancer

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 6018-6021

  Bleyer, Archie ^a,b   Ulrich, Corinne ^c   Martin, Sean ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Charles Health System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84870668218     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27685     Document Type: Review

References (15)

1. Bleyer WA,. Potential favorable impact of the affordable care act of 2010 on cancer in young adults in the United States. Cancer J. 2010; 16: 563-571.
2. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. SEER Stat Database: Incidence-SEER 17 Regs Research Data + Hurricane Katrina Impacted Louisiana Cases, Nov. 2010 Sub (2000-2008) -Linked To County Attributes-Total US, 1969-2009 Counties. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch; 2011. Released April 2011 (updated 10/28/2011) based on the November 2010 submission. www.seer.cancer.gov. Accessed February 19, 2012.
3. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975-2009-pops09/results-figure/sect-01-intro2-24pgs. pdf. pp 18-19. Accessed May 22, 2012.
4. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. SEER Stat Database: Mortality-All COD, Aggregated With State, Total US (1969-2008) . Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch; 2011. Released September 2011; underlying mortality data provided by National Center for Health Statistics. www.seer.cancer.gov. Accessed March 4, 2012.
5. Closing the Gap: Research and Care Imperatives for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. A Report of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Progress Review Group. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and the LiveStrong Young Adult Alliance, 2006, Year. http://planning.cancer.gov/library/AYAO-PRG-Report-2006-FINAL.pdf. Accessed May 22, 2012
6. Martin S, Ulrich C, Munsell M, Taylor S, Lange G, Bleyer A,. Delays in cancer diagnosis in underinsured young adults and older adolescents. Oncologist. 2007; 12: 816-824.
7. Smith EC, Ziogas A, Anton-Culver H,. Association between insurance and socioeconomic status and risk of advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma in young adults. Cancer. 2012; 118: 000-000.
8. Gallup Poll (Daily tracking, January 1-December 31, 2009): Do you have health insurance? February 22, 2010. www.gallup.com/poll/126143/health- insurance-coverage-varies-widely-age-income.aspx. Accessed May 22, 2012.
9. Sommers BD, Schwartz K,. 2.5 Million Young Adults Gain Health Insurance Due to the Affordable Care Act. http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2011/ YoungAdultsACA/ib.shtml. Accessed February 20, 2012.
10. US Census Bureau. Persons at work by hours worked: 2010 US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0605.pdf. Accessed February 2, 2012.
11. Bleyer A,. Latest estimates of survival rates of the 24 most common cancers in adolescent and young adult Americans. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2011; 1: 37-42.
12. Kent EE, Sender LS, Largent JA, Anton-Culver H,. Leukemia survival in children, adolescents, and young adults: influence of socioeconomic status and other demographic factors. Cancer Causes Control. 2009; 20: 1409-1420.
13. Thorpe KE, Howard D,. Health insurance and spending among cancer patients. Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Jan-Jun; Suppl Web Exclusives: W3-189-198.
14. Harlan LC, Greene AL, Clegg LX, Mooney M, Stevens JL, Brown ML,. Insurance status and the use of guideline therapy in the treatment of selected cancers. J Clin Oncol. 2005; 23: 9079-9088.
15. Parsons HM, Harlan LC, Seibel NL, Stevens JL, Keegan TH,. Clinical trial participation and time to treatment among adolescents and young adults with cancer: does age at diagnosis or insurance make a difference? J Clin Oncol. 2011; 29: 4045-4053.