Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Care: An ASCO Policy Statement

JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 May;20(5):621-630. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00810. Epub 2024 Feb 22.

Authors

Reggie Tucker-Seeley¹, Maysa Abu-Khalaf², Kira Bona³, Surendra Shastri⁴, Wenora Johnson⁵, Jonathan Phillips⁶, Azam Masood⁶, Allyn Moushey⁶, Leslie Hinyard⁷

Affiliations

¹ Health Equity Strategies and Solutions, Los Angeles, CA.
² Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁴ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
⁵ FightCRC, Springfield, MO.
⁶ American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
⁷ Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.

PMID: 38386945
DOI: 10.1200/OP.23.00810

Abstract

ASCO's new policy statement on SDOH supports practices that sustain and advance cancer health equity.

MeSH terms

Health Policy
Humans
Medical Oncology / methods
Medical Oncology / standards
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Neoplasms* / therapy
Social Determinants of Health* / standards
Societies, Medical / standards