Disparities in ovarian cancer care quality and survival according to race and socioeconomic status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between racial and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities and the quality of epithelial ovarian cancer care and survival outcome are unclear.

Methods

A population-based analysis of National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) records for invasive primary epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosed in the period from 1998 to 2002 was done using data from patients classified as white or black. Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline care was defined by stage-appropriate surgical procedures and recommended chemotherapy. The main outcome measures were differences in adherence to NCCN guidelines and overall survival according to race and SES and were analyzed using binomial logistic regression and multilevel survival analysis.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bristow RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691950 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature