Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 157-167, August 2010

Advanced Cancer in Underserved Populations

Objectives

To discuss three contextual factors related to advanced cancer: socioeconomic status, race and racism, and religion and spirituality.

Data Sources

Published qualitative research, quantitative research, journal articles.

Conclusion

A diagnosis of advanced cancer in marginalized individuals means that people are diagnosed much later, do not have the social, political, and economic capital available to deal with the diagnosis, have more serious complications, and their quality of life is compounded by unequal quality of care.

Implications to Nursing Practice

Examples are provided of successful evidenced-based strategies that can be extrapolated by nurses to a cancer population.

Key Words: Advanced cancer, health disparities, socioeconomic status, racism, religion

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 Funded by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation (grant no. DISP 0707596), and The Mary Ann Lee Endowment in Oncology Nursing, Des Lee Collaborative Vision, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.

PII: S0749-2081(10)00028-8

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2010.05.003

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 157-167, August 2010

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