Table 1.

Strategies to Improve Thyroid Cancer Disparities Research, and the Predicted Impact That These Strategies Will Have on the Study Cohort and Data

	Improve diversity of the cohort	Improve breadth of the data	Improve depth of the data
Administrative databases to include
Method of thyroid cancer diagnosis			X
Income adjusted for household size		X
Access to public transportation		X
Proximity to tertiary care medical center		X
Sexual orientation and gender identity	X	X
More specific race/ethnicity categories	X	X
Use of surveys and patient interviews
Sampling strategy to include diverse cohort	X
Information on illness perception		X	X
Assessment of communication and decision-making preferences		X	X
Use of traditional of folk therapies		X	X
Evaluation of acculturation		X	X
Evaluation of health literacy		X	X
Use of informational sources		X	X
Details about health insurance coverage		X	X
Barriers to care from high-volume surgeons		X	X
Involvement of researchers from populations at risk for health disparities	X	X	X
Involvement of community physicians	X	X	X