Geographic and demographic features of neuroendocrine tumors in the United States of America: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is rapidly rising. There are very few studies investigating the role of sociodemographic factors in NETs. This study was aimed at examining how geographic and sociodemographic characteristics shape outcomes in the NET population.

Methods

A retrospective analysis using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was performed, and the NET patient population from 1973 to 2015 was studied. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to evaluate patients' disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS). Geographic and sociodemographic factors, including the location of residence (urban area [UA] vs rural area [RA]), sex, race, insurance status, and marital status, were included in the analys

SUBMITTER: Gosain R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870292 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature