Impact of treatment delays on future survival outcomes in non-surgical patients with esophageal cancer in Shandong Province, China.

ABSTRACT: The treatment process of tumors in surgical patients is typically prompt and efficient, whereas non-surgical patients are more prone to treatment delay due to various factors. However, the relationship between treatment delay and survival outcomes in non-surgical Esophageal cancer (EC) patients has received limited study. This study aims to evaluate the impact of waiting time from diagnose to treatment on survival outcomes among non-surgical EC patients in Shandong Province, China. Over a 20-year follow-up period, a total of 12,911 patients diagnosed with EC and not receiving surgical intervention were identified from 2000 to 2020. The Kaplan-Meier methodology was employed to determine overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression anal

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11294235 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature