"Colorectal Cancer Care Quality in a Developing Country: Insights from a Comparison of Teaching and Non-teaching Hospitals in Iran".

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our study represents the first effort in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to identify disparities in the quality of colorectal cancer (CRC) care in Iran.

Methods

We established a collaborative registry program for non-metastatic CRC patients to evaluate survival rates between teaching cancer centers (TCCs) and a high-volume, non-teaching, non-cancer center (NTNC). The study included a diverse patient population and considered various factors such as cancer stage, margin involvement, adherence to guidelines for adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments, emergency surgeries, socioeconomic status, and risk of surgery. We utilized a multivariate Cox regression model and the targeted maximum likelihood estimator (TMLE) to analyze survival disparities in colorectal cancer bet

SUBMITTER: Rouhollahi MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12416677 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature