A5040117363- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Physical Activity and Health
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Cancer Risks and Factors
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2020-2025
Université de Montréal
2015-2024
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
2012-2022
University of Toronto
2021-2022
Women's College Hospital
2021-2022
Samueli Institute
2022
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
2022
University Health Network
2022
Cancer Institute (WIA)
2022
3M (United States)
2021
Abstract Background: Cancer survivors are at high risk for chronic health conditions and physical cognitive limitations. However, few studies have explored these outcomes among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+) survivors. Methods: We used pooled, weighted Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 23 states that completed two specific modules least once 2020 to 2022. calculated age-adjusted prevalence heart disease, asthma, obstructive pulmonary depressive...
<h3>Background:</h3> The use of self-rated health (SRH) for measuring inequalities could present some limits. impact the same disease on SRH be different according to expectations people have which are associated with social characteristics. aim this study was analyse link between physical status and SRH, level education. <h3>Method:</h3> Data from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey years 2001–4 were used. Multivariate logistic regression analyses performed assessing relation...
Liver cancer is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in United States, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) its common form. Disease burden risk factors differ by sex race/ethnicity, but a comprehensive analysis disparities socioeconomic status (SES) lacking. We examined relative impact sex, SES on HCC incidence, stage, survival.We used Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) 18 data to identify histologically confirmed cases diagnosed between January 1, 2000 December 31, 2015....
In vitro studies have shown that insulin-like growth factor (IGF) is a mitogen for breast cancer cells. However, the associations of plasma IGF-I with tumor histopathology in high-risk groups need further investigation. We hypothesize and serum IGFBP3 concentrations patients may provide useful information on progression their disease, determine probability recurrence survival. carried out retrospective study 130 minority patients. Plasma were correlated histopathology, menopausal status,...
Abstract BACKGROUND Cervical carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer among African American women in U.S. Although Papanicolaou (Pap) smear an efficacious screening tool early detection of disease, disparities are known to persist utilization this procedure across socioeconomic groups. METHODS Data regarding cervical and covariates were obtained from 59,090 Black Women's Health Study participants via a mailed questionnaire 1995. Logistic regression multilevel techniques used assess...
<h3>Background</h3> Despite a declining prevalence in many countries, smoking rates remain consistently high among young adults. Targeting contextual influences on smoking, such as the availability of tobacco retailers, is one promising avenue intervention. Most studies have focused residential or school neighbourhoods, without accounting for other settings where individuals spend time, that is, their activity space. We investigated association between retailer neighbourhood and space,...
KEY POINTS The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has laid bare some of the ways in which social structures lead to inequalities health. It also revealed Canada’s poor infrastructure for tracking and addressing race-based across health outcomes. Canada been slow
Background: Increasing evidence shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted certain populations, particularly those facing structural marginalization, such as immigrants and refugees. Additionally, research highlights structurally marginalized populations living with chronic conditions, cancer and/or mental health addiction (MH&amp;A) disorders, are more vulnerable to adverse effects of COVID-19. These individuals face higher susceptibility infection worse outcomes,...
Background: Increasing evidence shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted certain populations, particularly those facing structural marginalization, such as immigrants and refugees. Additionally, research highlights structurally marginalized populations living with chronic conditions, cancer and/or mental health addiction (MH&A) disorders, are more vulnerable to adverse effects of COVID-19. These individuals face higher susceptibility infection worse outcomes,...
<h3>Background:</h3> Marital status has been implicated as a prognostic factor in bladder cancer survival. However, few studies have explored potential mechanisms through which this might occur. <h3>Methods:</h3> The study identified 19 982 patients from the SEER-Medicare database (1992–8) and constructed sex-specific Cox proportional hazard models to assess relation between marital 5-year survival, while sequentially adding covariates test possible mechanisms. <h3>Results:</h3>...
Self-rated Health (SRH) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are used to evaluate health disparities. Like all subjective measures health, they dependent on expectations that associated with socioeconomic characteristics. It is thus needed analyse the influence played by position (SEP) relationship between these two indicators conditions if we aim use them study Our objective assess SEP physical status status, measured SRH HRQoL using SF-36 scale. We data from French National Survey....
Parks are increasingly being viewed as a resource that may influence youth obesity and physical activity (PA). Assessing park quality can be challenging few tools assess characteristics geared towards PA. Additionally, no studies have compared reliability estimates of items assessed in different countries, hindering aims generalizable audit items. Finally, new satellite imaging technology is allowing for desktop identification parks, however it remains unclear how this compares to direct...
Using web-based survey data collected June - August 2018 from the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) members, we characterized numerous dimensions of social identity and lived experience, assessed relationships between these characteristics perceptions inclusion society participation. We quantified associations characteristics, feeling very welcomed, high (top 25th percentile) self-initiated participation, any 10th society-initiated Racial/ethnic religious minority categories were...
Urban form interventions can result in positive and negative impacts on physical activity, social participation, well-being, inequities these outcomes. Natural experiment studies advance our understanding of causal effects processes related to urban interventions. The INTErventions, Research, Action Cities Team (INTERACT) is a pan-Canadian collaboration interdisciplinary scientists, planners, public health decision makers advancing research the design healthy sustainable cities for all. Our...
The Interdisciplinary Study of Inequalities in Smoking (ISIS) is a cohort study investigating the joint effects residents' socio-demographic characteristics and neighbourhood attributes on social distribution smoking young adult population. behaviour with an increasingly steep class gradient; prevalence among adults no longer declining at same rate as rest population, there evidence growing place-based disparities smoking. ISIS was established to examine these pressing concerns. sample...
Abstract Background In the United States, inequities in preventive health behaviors such as cervical cancer screening have been documented. Sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity all individually contribute to disparities. However, little work has investigated their joint impact on behavior. Methods Using sampling weighted data from 2016 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we assessed differences two metrics via chi-square statistics: 1) lifetime uptake, 2)...
To assess the association between social situation and disease progression among patients diagnosed with HIV infection since advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), taking late testing into account.Prospective cohort study adults 1996 in six large reference centres France. Associations death, treatment initiation were assessed using Cox regression model. Analysis was restricted to 5302 (77.9% sample) for whom status at diagnosis (late or not late) known.134 people (2.5%) died...