Characteristics and survival of patients with gynecological cancers who refuse radiotherapy: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Radiotherapy improves survival for many cancer patients. However, some patients still refuse radiotherapy despite the recommendations of their physicians. We aimed to investigate the impact of refusing recommended radiotherapy on overall survival in patients with gynecological cancers (GC) and attempted to describe what characteristics are associated with the refusal of radiotherapy.

Methods

Data were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) database for patients who were diagnosed with GC and recommended for radiotherapy between 1988 and 2016. Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox regression analyses were utilized to analyze the impact of refusal of radiotherapy on overall survival. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses w

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621229 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature