The Association of Socioeconomic Factors and Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, and the worldwide incidence is increasing. Early stage disease is curable with surgery. We hypothesized that patients who live at greater distances from health care institutions or have complicating socioeconomic barriers may present with more advanced diseases and have worse outcomes.

Methods

The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was used to identify patients who were diagnosed with WDTC between 2004 and 2018. Race, ethnicity, insurance status, income status, and distance from residence to health care clinic of diagnosis (great circle distance [GCD]) were analyzed with respect to the severity of disease at presentation (stage) and outcomes. Binary logistic regression and Cox regressi

SUBMITTER: Bonner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature