Trends in Cancer Survival by Health Insurance Status in California From 1997 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There have been substantial improvements in the early detection, treatment, and survival from cancer in the United States, but it is not clear to what extent patients with different types of health insurance have benefitted from these advancements.

Objective

To examine trends in cancer survival by health insurance status from January 1997 to December 2014.

Design, setting, and participants

California Cancer Registry (a statewide cancer surveillance system) data were used to estimate population-based survival by health insurance status in 3 calendar periods: January 1997 to December 2002, January 2003 to December 2008, and January 2009 to December 2014 with follow-up through 2014. Overall, 1 149 891 patients diagnosed with breast, prostate, colorectal, or lu

SUBMITTER: Ellis L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5885831 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature