Health Equity for Older Adults With Cancer
Authors: Reginald D. Tucker-Seeley, Sherrie F. Wallington, Beverly Canin, Weizhou Tang, June M. McKoy
Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology (2021)

Article Tools REVIEW ARTICLES Caring for Older Adults With Cancer Article Tools OPTIONS & TOOLS Export Citation Track Citation Add To Favorites Rights & Permissions COMPANION ARTICLES No companion articles ARTICLE CITATION DOI: 10.1200/JCO.21.00207 Journal of Clinical Oncology - published online before print May 27, 2021 PMID: 34043411 Health Equity for Older Adults With Cancer Reginald D. Tucker-Seeley , MA, ScM, ScD1,2xReginald D. Tucker-SeeleySearch for articles by this author; Sherrie F. Wallington, PhD3xSherrie F. WallingtonSearch for articles by this author; Beverly Canin 4xBeverly CaninSearch for articles by this author; Weizhou Tang , MSW, PhD1xWeizhou TangSearch for articles by this author; and June M. McKoy, MD, MPH, JD, MBA5xJune M. McKoySearch for articles by this author Show More 1Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA2USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA3The George Washington University School of Nursing & Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC4Cancer and Aging Research Group, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA5Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.21.00207 First Page Full Text PDF Figures and Tables © 2021 by American Society of Clinical OncologyCONTEXTKey ObjectiveGiven the diversity of our aging population, it is imperative for cancer research, care delivery, and advocacy to meet the needs of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities to prevent age- and other sociodemographic group-related disparities. This manuscript explores factors that promote and impede age-related disparities and health equity for older adults with cancer. We discuss factors related to defining, measuring, and addressing disparities; specifically, we highlight issues related to clinical trials access, multimorbidity, and discrimination or ageism.Knowledge GeneratedA strategy to define and measure health equity and health disparities among older adults with cancer is provided. Additionally, recommendations related to equitable access to care, workforce diversity, patient or public awareness, and research focused on cancer disparities are presented.RelevanceApplying a health equity lens helps cancer care providers, researchers, and advocates explicate the factors that contribute to and sustain disparities that lead to poor cancer-related outcomes across age groups and across sociodemographic groups among older adults.AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONSConception and design: All authorsCollection and assembly of data: All authorsData analysis and interpretation: All authorsManuscript writing: All authorsFinal approval of manuscript: All authorsAccountable for all aspects of the work: All authorsAUTHORS' DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTHealth Equity for Older Adults With CancerThe following represents disclosure information provided by the authors of this manuscript. All relationships are considered compensated unless otherwise noted. Relationships are self-held unless noted. I = Immediate Family Member, Inst = My Institution. Relationships may not relate to the subject matter of this manuscript. For more information about ASCO's conflict of interest policy, please refer to www.asco.org/rwc or ascopubs.org/jco/authors/author-center.Open Payments is a public database containing information reported by companies about payments made to US-licensed physicians (Open Payments).Reginald D. Tucker-SeeleyLeadership: American Board of Internal Medicine FoundationNo other potential conflicts of interest were reported.