2023
Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration
Ramaswamy M, Manz C, Kouyoumdjian F, Vest N, Puglisi L, Wang E, Salyer C, Osei B, Zaller N, Rebbeck T. Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 1128-1131. PMID: 37219371, PMCID: PMC10560595, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer disparitiesBetter cancer preventionHistory of incarcerationCancer preventionHealth promotionTreatment servicesCommunity careHealth insuranceIncarceration historyHealth linkagesCommunity advocatesEducation of professionalsIncarcerationCliniciansDisparitiesHistoryCarePreventionCarceral settings
2021
Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care
Puglisi L, Halberstam AA, Aminawung J, Gallagher C, Gonsalves L, Schulman-Green D, Lin HJ, Metha R, Mun S, Oladeru OT, Gross C, Wang EA. Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e048863. PMID: 34035109, PMCID: PMC8154989, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careCancer careCancer incidenceSequential explanatory mixed-methods study designCancer screening ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistrySocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionExplanatory mixed-methods study designCox survival modelsConnecticut DepartmentHuman Investigation CommitteePaucity of dataInstitutional review boardUniversity Institutional Review BoardMixed-methods study designTumor RegistryScreening ratesCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer outcomesCancer disparitiesStudy protocolHigh riskOutcome studies