TY - JOUR
T1 - The health disparities of uterine fibroid tumors for African American women
T2 - A public health issue
AU - Eltoukhi, Heba M.
AU - Modi, Monica N.
AU - Weston, Meredith
AU - Armstrong, Alicia Y.
AU - Stewart, Elizabeth A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by grant R01060503 (E.A.S.) from the National Institutes of Health .
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Uterine fibroid tumors (leiomyomas) are the most common benign pelvic tumors in women and are the major indication for hysterectomy. Fibroid tumors are more common and more severe among African American women. Although this disease disproportionately affects the African American population, we understand little about what causes the disparity. Fibroid tumors should be considered a public health issue, given the magnitude of the problem and the costs of health care for this disease. In this review, we examine the burden of disease from fibroid tumors in the African American population and review the natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of uterine fibroid tumors, with emphasis on how these can differ, depending on race. We also focus on the socioeconomic burden caused by the disease and describe the anticipated influence of new health care reforms and funding mechanisms for fibroid tumor research.
AB - Uterine fibroid tumors (leiomyomas) are the most common benign pelvic tumors in women and are the major indication for hysterectomy. Fibroid tumors are more common and more severe among African American women. Although this disease disproportionately affects the African American population, we understand little about what causes the disparity. Fibroid tumors should be considered a public health issue, given the magnitude of the problem and the costs of health care for this disease. In this review, we examine the burden of disease from fibroid tumors in the African American population and review the natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of uterine fibroid tumors, with emphasis on how these can differ, depending on race. We also focus on the socioeconomic burden caused by the disease and describe the anticipated influence of new health care reforms and funding mechanisms for fibroid tumor research.
KW - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
KW - disparity
KW - hysterectomy
KW - leiomyoma
KW - uterine fibroid tumor
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23942040
AN - SCOPUS:84896711866
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 210
SP - 194
EP - 199
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 3
ER -