Outcomes and disparities in liver transplantation will be improved by redistricting-cons
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DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000390
Abstract: Purpose of review Over the last 2 years, the liver transplant community has been debating a proposal to redraw the maps of organ distribution. The basis for these proposed changes is reported disparities in severity… read more here.
Keywords: disparities liver; liver transplantation; transplantation; proposal ... See more keywords
Addressing sex-based disparities in liver transplantation
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DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000001040
Abstract: Purpose of review Disparities in access to liver transplantation by sex have been well described, disadvantaging women. Understanding the multifactorial causes of these disparities as well as the variety of proposed solutions is critical to… read more here.
Keywords: transplantation addressing; transplantation; addressing sex; disparities liver ... See more keywords
Racial disparities in liver cancer: Evidence for a role of environmental contaminants and the epigenome
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.959852
Abstract: Liver cancer incidence has tripled since the early 1980s, making this disease one of the fastest rising types of cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In the US, incidence varies by… read more here.
Keywords: cancer evidence; liver cancer; racial disparities; disparities liver ... See more keywords