The effect of food deserts on gynecologic cancer survival

• Main Authors: Nicole Lugo Santiago (Author), Philip H.G. Ituarte (Author), Adrian Kohut (Author), Rosemary Senguttuvan (Author), Nora Ruel (Author), Rebecca Nelson (Author), Ana Tergas (Author), Lorna Rodriguez (Author), Mihae Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Living in a food desert is a known negative health risk, with recent literature finding an associated higher mortality in patients with cancers. Gynecologic cancers have not specifically been studied. We aimed to describe patients with gynecologic cancers who live in a food desert and det...