Gynecologic cancer disparities: A report from the Health Disparities Taskforce of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 353-361

  Collins, Yvonne ^a   Holcomb, Kevin ^b   Chapman Davis, Eloise ^c   Khabele, Dineo ^d   Farley, John H ^e  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Disparities; Endometrial and ovarian cancers; Ethnic; Gynecologic cancer; Racial

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN DERIVATIVE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

BLACK PERSON; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

CERVICAL; DISPARITIES; ENDOMETRIAL AND OVARIAN CANCERS; ETHNIC; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; RACIAL;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899640748     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.12.039     Document Type: Review

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