Understanding Hospital-Level Patterns of Nonoperative Management for Low-risk Thyroid and Kidney Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a growing trend toward conservative management for certain low-risk cancers. Hospital and health-system factors may play a role in determining how these patients are managed.

Objective

To explore the contribution of hospitals on patients' odds of nonoperative management for low-risk cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, individuals with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer and solitary kidney masses were identified, and those receiving nonoperative management vs surgery were compared. Patients with low-risk thyroid cancer and kidney cancer from 2015 to 2017 eligible for nonoperative management according to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines within the National Cancer Database were included. Data were an

SUBMITTER: Koelker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature