Patterns of Care and Data Quality in a National Registry of Black and White Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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Merkel Cell Carcinoma is a rare skin cancer most commonly affecting White patients. Less is known for Black patients. We aimed to report presentation, treatment, and quality of registry data by race with a secondary endpoint of overall survival. Findings from this work aim to impact patient and provider awareness to further equitable access to optimal cancer care across the spectrum from diagnosis and treatment to post-therapy surveillance for patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

Abstract

Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cancer most commonly affecting White patients; less is known for Black patients. We aim to report presentation, treatment, and quality of registry data by race with a secondary endpoint of overall survival. We conducted a retrospective

SUBMITTER: Rattani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9600131 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature