Disparities in receipt of palliative-intent treatment among disaggregated Hispanic populations with breast, lung, and prostate cancer in the United States

Disparities in receipt of palliative-intent treatment among disaggregated Hispanic populations with breast, lung, and prostate cancer in the United States
Cancer; by Shriya K. Garg; Khushi Kohli; Isha K. Garg; Yash K. Garg; Lilac G. Nguyen; Isabella S. Nguyen; Erin Jay G. Feliciano; Yefri A. Baez; Brandon A. Mahal; Puneeth Iyengar; Daniel R. Gomez; Kaitlyn Lapen; Edward Christopher Dee; 5/25
This study examines disparities in the receipt of palliative-intent interventions among Hispanic subgroups with advanced lung, breast, and prostate cancer. Among 945,894 total patients, disaggregated analyses revealed reduced receipt of palliative-intent interventions for patients with lung, breast, and prostate cancer of Mexican descent ... compared to non-Hispanic White patients. Receipt for patients of South or Central American descent was reduced in comparison to non-Hispanic White patients for lung and breast cancer ... Uptake of palliative interventions for metastatic lung and breast cancer was reduced for patients of Cuban descent ..., and was lower for patients of Dominican descent with breast cancer, compared to non-Hispanic White patients ... These findings demonstrate disparities in the receipt of palliative-intent interventions among disaggregated Hispanic subgroups. This study highlights the need for disaggregated research to further characterize these disparities and their drivers.