Explaining black-white differences in receipt of recommended colon cancer treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black-white disparities exist in receipt of recommended medical care, including colorectal cancer treatment. This retrospective cohort study examines the degree to which health systems (e.g., physician, hospital) factors explain black-white disparities in colon cancer care.

Methods

Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program; Medicare claims; the American Medical Association Masterfile; and hospital surveys were linked to examine chemotherapy receipt after stage III colon cancer resection among 5294 elderly (> or = 66 years of age) black and white Medicare-insured patients. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with black-white differences in chemotherapy use. All statistical tests were two-sided.

Results

SUBMITTER: Baldwin LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3138542 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature