Racial disparities in diabetes care among incident breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors: a SEER Medicare study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many cancer survivors with co-morbid diabetes receive less diabetes management than their non-cancer counterparts. We sought to determine if racial/ethnic disparities exist in recommended diabetes care within 12 months of an incident breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer diagnosis. Because co-morbid diabetes decreases long-term survival, identifying predictors of guideline-concordant diabetes care is important.

Methods

Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry linked to Medicare claims, we included beneficiaries aged 67+ years with diabetes and incident, non-metastatic breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer between 2008 and 2013. Primary outcomes were diabetes care services 12 months after diagnosis: (1) HbA1c test, (2) eye exam, and (

SUBMITTER: Pinheiro LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9789687 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature