Publications

Experiences of Racism in Health Care and Medical Mistrust Shape Cancer Prevention and Control Behaviors Among Black Residents of Black Hawk County, Iowa: A Qualitative Study  

This study reports results from a study that interviewed African American Iowans in Black Hawk County to understand how racism impacts interactions with the healthcare system; specifically cancer care. 

Williams et al. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2024 Oct;. Online ahead of print.

Challenges in collecting information on sexual orientation and gender identity for cancer patients: perspectives of hospital and central cancer registry abstractors 

This study reports qualitative findings from a study in which we interviewed cancer registry abstractors across Iowa and elsewhere to understand challenges in central cancer registry abstraction of SOGI information.

Sorensen et al. Cancer Causes & Control. 2024 Jul 2. Online ahead of print.

Identifying predictors of COVID-related delays in cancer-specific medical care

This study used data from the University of Iowa Comprehensive Cancer Center's Patients Enhancing Research Collaborations at Holden (PERCH) program to examine factors predicting delated medical care among Iowans seen at the University of Iowa for their cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Greteman et al. Cancer Medicine. 2024 Apr;13(8):e7183.

Patient perspectives of weight stigma across the cancer continuum: a scoping review

This study, conducted in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Southern Alabama and the University of Arizona, examined existing qualitative literature on patient experiences of weight stigma across the cancer continuum, from screening, through treatment and survirorship care.

Hawley et al. Cancer Medicine. 2024 Feb;13(3):e6882

Patterns of evidence-based care for the diagnosis, staging, and first-line treatment of breast cancer by race-ethnicity: a SEER-Medicare study 

This study, conducted as part of Dr. Emma Herbach's dissertation research, provides important information to understand how access to diagnosis, staging, and treatment for breast cancer contributes to cancer inequities observed by race and ethnicity. 

Herbach et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers, & Prevention.  2023 Oct 2;32(10):1312-1322.

Identifying Research Practices Towards Achieving Health Equity Principles Within the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network 

This study, conducted in collaborators from across the CPCRN,  provides an introduction to the CPCRN health equity toolkit, including guidance on how to operationalize the health equity principles, examples of practices applied within the CPCRN, and a curated list of relevant resources.

Adsul et al. Cancer Causes & Control. 2023 Feb 24:1-7.

Choice of Survival Metric and its Impact on Cancer Survival Estimates of American Indian and Alaska Native people

This study, led by Dr. Nash, examined survival from leading cancers among American Indian and Alaska Native people, and compared survival using different metrics. Results indicated that choice of metric could be important for disparities work for this population. 

Nash et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers, & Prevention. 2023 Mar 6;32(3):398-405.

Cancer statistics for American Indians and Alaska Native individuals, 2022: Increasing disparities in early-onset colorectal cancer. 

This study, led by collaborators at the American Cancer society, presented recent cancer statistics for AIAN people across the US, with a specific focus on early onset CRC. It was designed as a companion manuscript to the 2022 ACS Facts and Figures Special Section, which focused on cancer among AIAN people.

Kratzer et al. CA: Cancer, a Journal for Clinicians. 2023 Mar;73(2):120-146.