The presentation of Hispanic gastric cancer patients varies by location of patient ancestry.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The clinical presentation of gastric cancer varies between racial and ethnic groups. While historically studied as a monolithic population, the Hispanic ethnicity is comprised of heterogenous groups with considerable biologic, socioeconomic, and cultural variability; therefore, intragroup differences among Hispanic gastric cancer patients may have been overlooked in past research.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective review of the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to compare Hispanic patients with gastric adenocarcinoma diagnosed between 2004 and 2015, by NCDB-reported location of patient ancestry.

Results

We identified a cohort of 3811 patients. There were higher proportions of females, patients with early disease onset, and stage 4 disease am

SUBMITTER: Karalis JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565611 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature