Disparities in diagnosis of advanced melanoma: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International studies have observed inequities in stage at diagnosis of melanoma. As this has not been sufficiently studied in Canada, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether there are disparities in the diagnosis of advanced-thickness melanoma in the province of Ontario.

Methods

In this retrospective population-based cohort study, we obtained, abstracted and linked pathology reports for a 65% random sample of all cases of invasive cutaneous melanoma in Ontario from 2007 to 2012 in the Ontario Cancer Registry. Cases without pathology reports or with unreported thickness were excluded from the primary analysis. Associations between advanced melanoma (thickness > 2.0 mm) and patient, health-system and tumour factors were described and analyzed using mul

SUBMITTER: Mavor ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208113 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature