Racial and ethnic differences in tumor characteristics among endometrial cancer patients in an equal-access healthcare population.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There are racial and ethnic differences in endometrial cancer incidence and mortality rates; compared with Non-Hispanic White women, Black women have a similar incidence rate for endometrial cancer, but their mortality is higher. Pacific Islander women may also have worse outcomes compared to their White counterparts. We assessed tumor characteristics and adjuvant therapy by racial and ethnic group among endometrial cancer patients treated within the Military Health System, an equal access healthcare organization.

Methods

We retrospectively identified women diagnosed with invasive endometrial cancer among US Department of Defense beneficiaries reported in the Automated Central Tumor Registry database (year of diagnosis: 2001-2018). We compared tumor characteristics a

SUBMITTER: Desmond D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533614 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature