Ethnic disparity in mortality after diagnosis of colorectal cancer among inner city minority New Yorkers

Abstract

Networked polymers that had poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains and lithium sulfonylimide salt structures were prepared by curing a mixture of poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether and lithium 3‐glycidyloxypropanesulfonyl‐trifluoromethanesulfonylimide with poly(ethylene glycol) bis(3‐aminopropyl) terminated. The obtained flexible self‐standing networked polymer films showed high thermal and mechanical stability with relatively high ionic conductivity. The room temperature ionic conductivity under a dry condition was in the range of 10−5 ∼ 10−4 S m−1, which is one order of magnitude higher than the corresponding networked polymers having lithium sulfonate salt structures (10−6 ∼ 10−5 S m−1). The film sample became swollen by immersing in propylene carbonate (PC) or PC solution of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI). The sample swollen in PC showed higher ionic conductivity (7.2 × 10−3 S m−1 at room temperature), and the sample swollen in 1.0 M LiTFSI/PC showed much higher ionic conductivity (8.2 × 10−1 S m−1 at room temperature). © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011

Racial disparities in health care access among pediatric patients with craniosynostosis

“…Disparity in health care access has been identified in a variety of medical conditions. In adult medicine differences in access, treatment, and overall outcomes have been described among disease states such as heart disease, 8,12,18,24 cancer, 1,8,15,17,23 and diabetes. 25,27 Li et al 18 retrospectively reviewed data for 207,570 Medicare enrollees hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction in Pennsylvania be- 20 These authors found that across wide-ranging diseases, African American and ethnic minorities often lacked the same access to medical treatment and health services compared with Caucasians.…”

Demographic disparities among children with frequent ear infections in the United States

“…Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist among patients with numerous diseases, such as colorectal and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes 6–9. Various ethnic groups have been found to have less access to insurance coverage, preventive resources, and primary and specialty care 7.…”

Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Above Age 75: Outcomes in Symptomatic African American and Hispanic Adults

“…Co-existing chronic illness is associated with a substantial reduction in life expectancy after diagnosis of early stage CRC and also affects the tolerance to various therapies [16,17]. A high proportion (9/14, 64%) of cancers was stage III or IV, which is higher than reported previously in AA and Hispanics [18]. This suggests that symptomatic patients are more likely to have advanced staging of CRC at diagnosis.…”