Treatment Delays and Survival Divides: Race, Sex, and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Disparities.

ABSTRACT: Our study examined the association between sex, race/ethnicity, and treatment timeliness with cause-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) among patients with early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC; diagnosed <50 years of age). We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis using data from the 2006 to 2020 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Exposures were sex, race/ethnicity [non-Hispanic White (NHW), non-Hispanic Black (NHB), non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders (Asian/PI), non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN), and Hispanic], and treatment timeliness. Outcomes were CSS for colorectal cancer death and OS for any causes of death. Cox proportional models were applied. Among 79,090 patients with EOCRC, females (73.1% vs. 72.8% for males) were more likel

SUBMITTER: Tsai MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853325 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature