Disparities among Black and Hispanic colorectal cancer patients: Findings from the California Cancer Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in California and second among Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) males. Data from the California Cancer Registry were utilized to investigate the differential impact on CRC outcomes from demographic and clinical characteristics among non-Hispanic white (NHW), non-Hispanic Black (NHB), U.S. born (USB), and non-U.S. born (NUSB) H/L patients diagnosed during 1995-2020.

Methods

We identified 248,238 NHW, 28,433 NHB, and 62,747 H/L cases (32,402 NUSB and 30,345 USB). Disparities across groups were evaluated through case frequencies, odds ratios (OR) from logistic regression, and hazard ratios (HR) from Cox regression models. All statistical tests were two-sided.

Results

NHB patients showed a higher proportion of colon

SUBMITTER: Mendez JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature