Disparities in post-operative surveillance testing for metastatic recurrence among colorectal cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Among colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors, treatment for metastatic recurrence is most effective when malignancies are detected early through surveillance with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level test and computer tomography (CT) imaging. However, utilization of these tests is low, and many survivors fail to meet the recommended guidelines. This population-based study assesses individual- and neighborhood-level factors associated with receipt of CEA and CT surveillance testing.

Methods

We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data to identify Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with CRC stages II-III between 2010 and 2013. We conducted multivariate logistic regression to estimate the effect of individual and neighborhood factors on receipt o

SUBMITTER: Sanchez JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature