Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Related to Access to Care for Major Cancers in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Importance: The reasons underlying racial/ethnic mortality disparities for cancer patients remain poorly understood, especially regarding the role of access to care. Participants: Over five million patients with a primary diagnosis of lung, breast, prostate, colon/rectum, pancreas, ovary, or liver cancer during 2004-2014, were identified from the National Cancer Database. Cox proportional hazards models were applied to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for total mortality associated with race/ethnicity, and access to care related factors (i.e., socioeconomic status [SES], insurance, treating facility, and residential type) for each cancer. Results: Racial/ethnic disparities in total mortality were observed across seven cancers. Compared with

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9318931 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature