Disparities in the Occurrence of Late Effects following Treatment among Adolescent and Young Adult Melanoma Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Melanoma is the third most common cancer in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population; however, no studies have addressed the occurrence of adverse health conditions following melanoma treatment in these survivors.

Methods

Data for patients ages 15 to 39 years diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma from 1996 to 2012 and surviving ≥2 years were obtained from the California Cancer Registry and linked to statewide hospitalization data. The influence of age at diagnosis, sex, race/ethnicity, neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES), health insurance, and surgery on the development of adverse health conditions was evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression models.

Results

Of 8,259 patients, 35.3% were male, 83.3% were non-Hispanic White, 82.4% had priva

SUBMITTER: Gingrich AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641994 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature