Marital status, race/ethnicity, and outcomes in well-differentiated thyroid cancer in the elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited research examining the effect of marital status on outcomes for patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma, particularly among patients ≥55 years of age and by race/ethnicity. This study aimed to better characterize the interplay between age, race, and marital status in the treatment and prognosis for patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Methods

A retrospective, observational study of 12,779 patients ≥55 years of age with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma was conducted using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry from January 1, 1988 to December 31, 2013. Marital status was classified as married, single, separated/divorced, widowed, and "other". Race/ethnicity was classified as White non-Hispanic, Bla

SUBMITTER: Higgins RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432955 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature