Comparison of Young Adult Female Cancer Survivors Recruited from a Population-Based Cancer Registry to Eligible Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population-based cancer registries provide a resource to recruit young adult cancer survivors who may not be easily identified otherwise.

Methods

We compared demographic and cancer-related characteristics of participants in a cohort of female young adult cancer survivors to those of eligible survivors in the Georgia Cancer Registry, a population-based registry in the United States. We examined associations between survivor characteristics and nonparticipation using logistic regression and associations between survivor characteristics and different types of nonparticipation (refusal, unable to contact, or unresolved vs. interviewed) using polytomous regression.

Results

The Georgia Cancer Registry was able to contact 60% of eligible women (3,061/5,137). Of th

SUBMITTER: Howards PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8026690 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature