Factors That Contribute to Differences in Survival of Black vs White Patients With Colorectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Previous studies reported that black vs white disparities in survival among elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) were because of differences in tumor characteristics (tumor stage, grade, nodal status, and comorbidity) rather than differences in treatment. We sought to determine the contribution of differences in insurance, comorbidities, tumor characteristics, and treatment receipt to disparities in black vs white patients with CRC 18-64 years old.

Methods

We used data from the National Cancer Database, a hospital-based cancer registry database sponsored by the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society, on non-Hispanic black (black) and non-Hispanic white (white) patients, 18-64 years old, diagnosed from 2004 through 2012 with si

SUBMITTER: Sineshaw HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5847437 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature