At the border: A call to action for health equity for children with leukemia

Cancer. 2023 Apr 15;129(8):1159-1161. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34629. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

Abstract

We invite public health policy makers to be cognizant of the importance of where persons reside and consider focusing efforts to improve cancer outcomes in rural areas with concentrated poverty. We call for the attention of public health leaders and healthcare providers in both the US and Mexico to mitigate the health disparities suffered by immigrants, a population that plays a vital role for the economies and social fabric of these two countries.

Keywords: US-Mexico border; cross-border health care; immigrant children; pediatric cancer disparities; social determinants of health.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Health Equity*
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Leukemia*
  • Mexico