Residential Redlining, Neighborhood Trajectory, and Equity of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care.

Objective: To determine the influence of structural racism, vis-à-vis neighborhood socioeconomic trajectory, on colorectal and breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Background: Inequities in cancer care are well-documented in the United States but less is understood about how historical policies like residential redlining and evolving neighborhood characteristics influence current gaps in care.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included adult patients diagnosed with colorectal or breast cancer between 2010 and 2015 in 7 Indiana cities with available historic redlining data.

The Use of Area-Level Socioeconomic Indices in Evaluating Cancer Care Delivery: A Scoping Review.

Background: Multiple composite indices of small-area socioeconomic characteristics have been used to examine how neighborhood characteristics influence cancer care, but there is little consensus regarding how to use them. This scoping review aimed to summarize the use of these indices in cancer literature and their association with outcomes.

Methods: A search was conducted to identify studies from 2015 to 2021 that investigated cancer incidence, disease stage at diagnosis, and mortality using area-based indices of deprivation as an independent variable.