Disparities in stage at diagnosis for liver cancer in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The stage at diagnosis is a major factor in making treatment strategies and cancer control policies. However, the stage distribution for liver cancer in China was not well studied. In this multi-center hospital-based study, we aimed to identify the distribution and factors associated with stage at diagnosis for liver cancer in China.

Methods

We included patients diagnosed with primary liver cancer in 13 hospitals of 10 provinces covering various geographic and socioeconomic populations during 2016-2017 in China. The stage distribution overall, and by sex and age at diagnosis were analyzed. We used logistic regression to identify the factors associated with stage III-IV disease. We further compared these estimates with data from the USA.

Results

We included

SUBMITTER: Shan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256694 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature