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Residential Context and Survival Disparities in Black and White Women With Ovarian Cancer

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27722

August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this cohort study, residential context had a stronger association with survival for Black women and may partially explain the persistent racial disparities in EOC survival. More detailed studies of residential and individual nonbiological factors associated with EOC survival are needed to identify interventions to reduce poor outcomes, especially for Black women.

Corresponding Author: Francesmary Modugno, PhD, MPH, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Ste 2130, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (modugnof@upmc.edu).

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