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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026

Disparities in healthcare utilization and access by measures of economic stability among female cancer survivors in Maryland.

Lensa S Keno, Mu Jin, Camryn M Cohen, Kala Visvanathan, Avonne E Connor

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Lensa S KenoJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Office E-6144, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mu JinUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Camryn M CohenJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Office E-6144, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kala VisvanathanJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Office E-6144, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Avonne E ConnorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Office E-6144, Baltimore, MD, USA. aconnor8@jhu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7453-3892

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backgroundRacial/ethnic minorities and economically disadvantaged populations may underuse healthcare throughout cancer survivorship. We explored associations between race/ethnicity, economic stability, and healthcare utilization among female cancer survivors.

methodsSurvey data were analyzed for 1633 females with a self-reported history of cancer who completed the Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey between 2011 and 2020. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between sociodemographic factors and healthcare utilization were estimated utilizing multivariable logistic regression models.

resultsWhile 39.8% of survivors reported being employed, 39.7% reported being retired and 10.5% were unemployed. Unemployed survivors (vs employed) were 3.90 times the odds of reporting not being able to see a doctor because of cost (95% CI 1.38-11.04). Survivors who were not homeowners (versus homeowners) had 61% lower odds of reporting to have a general/family practitioner for majority of care (95% CI 0.22-0.67). Survivors with household incomes ≤ $50,000/year (versus > $50,000) had 2.36 times the odds to not have seen a doctor in the past year (95% CI 1.20-4.65). An interaction (p = 0.002) was observed between race/ethnicity and time since diagnosis with seeing a doctor in past year.

conclusionsOur findings demonstrate healthcare utilization disparities and highlight the need for targeted interventions for female cancer survivors in Maryland.

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Cancer SurvivorsHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdultAgedBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFemaleHumansMarylandMiddle AgedSocioeconomic Disparities in HealthSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultAccess to careCancer survivorshipHealthcare utilizationHealth disparitiesSocioeconomic factors

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