Dr. Reggie Tucker-Seeley and Erica Warner discuss potential barriers to integrating social care into cancer care delivery.  They also describe and discuss the benefits of the NAM model and include various research examples to help illustrate these critical issues. 

Publications mentioned for further review:

McDougall JA, Hastert TA, Teteh DK, Rogers CR, Moss JL, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Chebli P, Sutton AL, Qin B, Warner ET, Xiong S. Addressing Social Risks to Accelerate Health Equity in Cancer Prevention and Control. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Feb 6;33(2):337-340. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-1212. PMID: 38317629.

Dontchos BN, Achibiri J, Mercaldo SF, Wang GX, Lamb LR, Miles RC, Narayan AK, Lehman CD. Disparities in Same-Day Diagnostic Imaging in Breast Cancer Screening: Impact of an Immediate-Read Screening Mammography Program Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2022 Feb;218(2):270-278. doi: 10.2214/AJR.21.26597. Epub 2021 Sep 8. PMID: 34494449.

Wang GX, Hwong AR, Mercaldo SF, Lehman CD, Dontchos BN. Impact of a Same-Day Breast Biopsy Program on Disparities in Time to Biopsy for Patients With Serious Mental Illness. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Jan;19(1 Pt B):146-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.09.009. PMID: 35033303.