Racial implications of time to surgery in disparities in thyroid cancer survival.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The influence of time to surgery on racial/ethnic disparities in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) survival remains unstudied.

Materials and methods

The National Cancer Database (2004-2017) was queried for patients with localized PTC. Survival data was compared by time to surgery, patient demographics, and multivariable Cox regression was performed.

Results

Of 126,708 patients included, 5% were Black, 10% Hispanic. Of all patients, 85% had no comorbidities. Non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients had a shorter median time to surgery than Black and Hispanic patients (36 vs. 43 vs. 42 days, respectively p ​< ​0.001). In multivariable analysis, longer time to surgery (>90 days vs ​< ​30 days) and Black race vs NHW, were associated with worse survival (HR: 1.56, (9

SUBMITTER: Gillis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11585253 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature