{"doi":"10.1093/jncimonographs/lgae009","title":"The global landscape of cancer stigma research and practice: perspectives, measures, interventions, and actions for change","abstract":"Stigma is a powerful social process characterized by labeling and stereotyping of certain human characteristics as socially undesirable and linked with negative stereotypes, leading to loss of status and discrimination toward labeled individuals (1).Healthrelated stigma manifests when an individual with a specific health condition is treated differently by healthcare systems, families, and communities; denied opportunities for care and social support; and distressed by feelings of guilt, social isolation, and avoidance.Related to cancer, the second leading cause of mortality worldwide (2), stigma occurs across the care continuum, impeding preventive health-seeking behaviors, screening and treatment adherence, and care engagement (3,4).Worldwide, cancer stigma has a significant impact on cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality (5).Therefore, understanding, measuring, and reducing cancer stigma is critical to reduce the global cancer burden and promote health equity.Despite the importance of understanding and addressing cancer stigma, researchers and practitioners face significant constraints, including minimal attention given to the topic; insufficient measurement instruments; a paucity of evidence-based mitigation interventions; and limited funding and resources to sustain research and practice.Nevertheless, acknowledging the impact of stigma on cancer outcomes, numerous groups are working to understand, measure, and address cancer stigma across global communities.In this issue of JNCI Monographs, a group of invited researchers, clinicians, and organizations showcase such efforts, emphasizing the collaborative work of research, patient, healthcare, and advocacy communities in comprehending and conceptualizing evidence related to cancer stigma.Further, the collection of peer-reviewed articles focus on the development and application of contextually relevant tools for measuring cancer stigma as well as processes for developing, testing, and effectively implementing interventions aimed at mitigating cancer stigma.","journal":"JNCI Monographs","year":2024,"id":448739,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":5,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9482,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2024-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1214942,"name":"Vidya Vedham","orcid":"0009-0005-3392-6752","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":339332,"name":"Robin C. Vanderpool","orcid":"0000-0001-9995-4485","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":934050,"name":"Kathryn Heley","orcid":"0000-0003-3074-2294","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":11,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:02:12.215092Z","pmid":"38836526","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}