Geographic variation in malignant cardiac tumors and their outcomes: SEER database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Primary malignant cardiac tumors (PMCTs) are rare. Geographical distribution has been demonstrated to affect cancer outcomes, making the reduction of geographical inequalities a major priority for cancer control agencies. Geographic survival disparities have not been reported previously for PMCT and the aim of this study is to compare the prevalence and the long-term survival rate with respect to the geographic location of PMCTs using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) research plus data 17 registries between 2000 and 2019.

Methods

The SEER database was queried to identify geographic variation among PMCTs. We classified the included states into 4 geographical regions (Midwest, Northeast, South and West regions) based on the U.S. Census Bureau

SUBMITTER: Rahouma M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902931 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature