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Do Our Patients Have Enough to Eat?: Food Insecurity among Urban Low-income Cancer Patients
study assessed prevalence predictors food insecurity among cohort underserved oncology patients new york city cancer clinics demographic survey us household food security survey module administered multivariate general linear model analysis covariance used evaluate predictors food insecurity four hundred four 404 completed surveys nearly onefifth 18 low 38 low 17 marginal 27 high food security analysis covariance statistically significant f7 370 1908 p lt 0001 rsquare 026 younger age spanish language poor health care access less money food since beginning cancer treatment significantly associated greater food insecurity cohort underserved cancer patients rates food insecurity nearly five times state average research needed understand better causes impact food insecurity among cancer chronic disease patients