TY - JOUR
T1 - Excess risk of chronic health conditions in Hispanic survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers
AU - Berkman, Amy M.
AU - Choi, Eunju
AU - Salsman, John M.
AU - Peterson, Susan K.
AU - Cheung, Christabel K.
AU - Andersen, Clark R.
AU - Lu, Qian
AU - Livingston, J. A.
AU - Hildebrandt, Michelle A.T.
AU - Parsons, Susan K.
AU - Roth, Michael E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health [grant number P30 CA016672 (MR) and R38-HL143612 (AB)] and research support from the Archer Foundation and LyondellBasell (MR) and the Argyros Oncology Nursing Research Fellowship (EC). The funding source had no role in the design of this study, its execution, analyses, interpretation of the data, or decision to submit results.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Purpose: There is a growing population of survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers (age 15–39 years at diagnosis). Studies in AYA cancer survivors have identified racial and ethnic disparities in long-term outcomes. To understand the extent to which a cancer diagnosis exacerbates pre-existent health disparities within a minoritized population, comparisons should be made to those of the same race or ethnicity without a cancer history. Methods: Self-reported data from the National Health Interview Survey (2009–2018) were used to identify Hispanic AYA cancer survivors and Hispanic age- and sex-matched controls. SES factors (marital status, income, education, insurance) and prevalence of chronic health conditions were compared between groups using chi-square tests. The log-odds of chronic conditions were modeled by survey-weighted logistic regression with relation to age at survey, sex, marital status, education, family income, and cancer group (control versus cancer), together with interactions between each variable and cancer group (survivors vs. controls). Results: Five hundred thirty-nine survivors and 5390 controls were included. Compared with controls, survivors were less likely to be married and have family income > 45 K/year, and more likely to be insured and have completed some college. Survivors had higher odds than controls of chronic health conditions (odds ratio (OR): 7.39, p < 0.001 for at least 1 and OR: 4.78, p < 0.001 for 3 or more) including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Female sex, higher educational attainment, and public insurance were each associated with increased odds of chronic conditions in Hispanic AYA survivors. Conclusions: An AYA cancer diagnosis is associated with poor SES outcomes and increased odds of comorbidities within the Hispanic population. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Cancer history can exacerbate underlying health disparities. Screening for chronic conditions is especially important in minoritized populations.
AB - Purpose: There is a growing population of survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers (age 15–39 years at diagnosis). Studies in AYA cancer survivors have identified racial and ethnic disparities in long-term outcomes. To understand the extent to which a cancer diagnosis exacerbates pre-existent health disparities within a minoritized population, comparisons should be made to those of the same race or ethnicity without a cancer history. Methods: Self-reported data from the National Health Interview Survey (2009–2018) were used to identify Hispanic AYA cancer survivors and Hispanic age- and sex-matched controls. SES factors (marital status, income, education, insurance) and prevalence of chronic health conditions were compared between groups using chi-square tests. The log-odds of chronic conditions were modeled by survey-weighted logistic regression with relation to age at survey, sex, marital status, education, family income, and cancer group (control versus cancer), together with interactions between each variable and cancer group (survivors vs. controls). Results: Five hundred thirty-nine survivors and 5390 controls were included. Compared with controls, survivors were less likely to be married and have family income > 45 K/year, and more likely to be insured and have completed some college. Survivors had higher odds than controls of chronic health conditions (odds ratio (OR): 7.39, p < 0.001 for at least 1 and OR: 4.78, p < 0.001 for 3 or more) including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Female sex, higher educational attainment, and public insurance were each associated with increased odds of chronic conditions in Hispanic AYA survivors. Conclusions: An AYA cancer diagnosis is associated with poor SES outcomes and increased odds of comorbidities within the Hispanic population. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Cancer history can exacerbate underlying health disparities. Screening for chronic conditions is especially important in minoritized populations.
KW - AYA
KW - Adolescent and young adult
KW - Cancer survivors
KW - Chronic conditions
KW - Disparities
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U2 - 10.1007/s11764-023-01342-z
DO - 10.1007/s11764-023-01342-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 36750493
AN - SCOPUS:85147575720
SN - 1932-2259
JO - Journal of Cancer Survivorship
JF - Journal of Cancer Survivorship
ER -