Racial and ethnic disparities in palliative care utilization among gynecological cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care (PC) is recommended for gynecological cancer patients to improve survival and quality-of-life. Our objective was to evaluate racial/ethnic disparities in PC utilization among patients with metastatic gynecologic cancer.

Methods

We used data from the 2016 National Cancer Database (NCDB) and included patients between ages 18-90 years with metastatic (stage III-IV) gynecologic cancers including, ovarian, cervical and uterine cancer who were deceased at last contact or follow-up (n = 124,729). PC was defined by NCDB as non-curative treatment, and could include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and pain management or any combination. We used multivariable logistic regression to evaluate racial disparities in PC use.

Results

The study population w

SUBMITTER: Islam JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8221248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature