Ethnic Disparities for Survival and Mortality in New Zealand Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is essential to identify inequitable cancer care for ethnic minority groups, which may allow policy change associated with improved survival and decreased mortality and morbidity.

Objective

To investigate ethnic disparities in survival and mortality among New Zealand (NZ) patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and the association of other variables, including socioeconomic status, tumor stage, and age at diagnosis, with survival rates.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study was conducted among NZ patients diagnosed with specific HNCs from 2010 to 2020. Anonymized data were obtained from the NZ Cancer Registry, including patients diagnosed from International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, T

SUBMITTER: Weaver A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11151153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature