Schwartz Hope E M, Abel Mary Kathryn, Lin Joseph A, Decker Hannah C, Kushel Margot B, Wick Elizabeth C
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Ann Surg Open. 2022 Sep;3(3). doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000183. Epub 2022 Aug 2.
Patients experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to screening and treatment for colorectal cancer, leading to worse outcomes. In this perspective, we use an exemplar patient case to highlight potential policy solutions for reducing this health care disparity by increasing access to early detection and treatment in this population.
无家可归的患者在结直肠癌筛查和治疗上面临重大障碍,导致预后更差。从这个角度来看,我们通过一个典型患者案例,来强调一些潜在的政策解决方案,即通过增加这一人群获得早期检测和治疗的机会,来减少这种医疗保健差距。