Epithelial ovarian cancer survival by race and ethnicity in an equal-access healthcare population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies in the general population observed that compared with non-Hispanic White women, Pacific Islander and Black women have higher age-adjusted mortality rates from epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), while Asian American patients have lower mortality. We investigated whether race and ethnicity is associated with differences in EOC survival in a United States Military population where patients have equal access to healthcare.

Methods

This retrospective study included women diagnosed with EOC between 2001 and 2018 among Department of Defense beneficiaries. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusting for age and year of diagnosis, histology and stage.

Results

In our

SUBMITTER: Arter ZL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10781944 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature