Patient reported symptom burden amongst immigrant and Canadian long-term resident women undergoing breast cancer surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Immigrants are susceptible to marginalization due to social isolation, economic disadvantage and systemic bias. Our goal was to compare symptom burden between immigrant and long-term resident women undergoing breast cancer surgery in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

A population-level retrospective cohort-study using administrative databases was conducted. Women who underwent surgery for newly diagnosed breast cancer and were treated at regional cancer centers between 2010 and 2016 were included. The primary outcome was a moderate or severe (≥ 4) symptom score on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Scale (ESAS).

Results

There were 12,250 (87.2%) long-term Canadian residents and 1,806(12.8%) immigrants. Immigrants were younger (mean age 53 vs. 61 years); had a highe

SUBMITTER: Parvez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119005 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature