Yolanda Lawson, Priscilla Mpasi, Michal Young, Kevin Comerford, Edith Mitchell
A review of dairy food intake for improving health among black infants, toddlers, and young children in the US
Journal of the National Medical Association
health disparities represent crucial factor cancer survival rates awareness quality life mental health people receiving cancer diagnosis families income education geographic location ethnicity important underlying reasons health disparities cancer across europe costs healthcare access information psychooncological support options integration cancer research innovative care multidisciplinary cancer teams main target areas comes addressing disparities cancer context part beacon project beacon developed protocol qualitative study explore identify relevant reasons cancer inequalities disparities europe four stakeholders namely cancer patients healthcare providers researchers policymakers recruited online facilitated collaborative efforts cancer organizations various european countries including limited italy croatia estonia slovenia qualitative online focus group discussions stakeholder conducted transcribed subsequently thematic analysis used identify reasons aspects may contribute existing disparities cancer outcomes various levels engagement different stakeholders perspectives results focus groups inform subsequent delphi study swot analysis methodology although advances medical research cancer screening treatment options constantly progressing disparities access awareness healthcare cancer patients even noticeable thus mapping capacity capability cancer centres european union creating decision support tools assist four stakeholders information needs improving quality european cancer centres main objectives beacon project current protocol outline methodological practical procedures conduct online focus group discussions different stakeholders