![]() ![]() ONS member Grace Cullen, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, ACHPN, PMGT-BC, Metro Detroit ONS Chapter secretary, is a hematology/oncology and palliative care/hospice nurse practitioner at John D. ![]() In fact, Iezzoni, in collaboration with a team of researchers, concluded in a 2022 The Lancet article that “people with disabilities are more likely than those without disabilities to report a lack of access to healthcare services and having unmet healthcare needs.” Iezzoni has interviewed more than 300 people with varying disabilities for her research and identified multiple barriers to health care and cancer care. Also contributing to disparities are social determinants of health factors such as “high rates of poverty and unemployment, low educational status, substandard housing, greater exposure to toxic environments, and limited or no access to transportation.” ![]() Physical, communication, and other barriers to obtaining cancer screening, services, timely diagnoses, and appropriate treatment lead to cancer care inequities for people across diverse disabilities. There are multiple reasons why people with disabilities might risk developing cancer.” Systemic Factors Limit Patients’ Access to Care “The rate of having a disability increases with aging, as does the rate of cancer. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, 2022–2023 Sally Starling Seaver Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, said. “Disabilities are extremely diverse,” Lisa I. However, barriers exist in the healthcare industry, preventing or making it difficult for patients with disabilities to seek and receive equitable care. Since its adoption in 1990, the Americans With Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities to ensure that people with disabilities have equal rights and opportunities, including in healthcare environments. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, 2022–2023 Sally Starling Seaver Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA ![]()
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