Racial disparity in curative treatment and survival from solid-organ cancers.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33824985.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab089 and PMC identifier 10364912.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Race is an important prognostic factor affecting receipt of surgical intervention and survival from cancer in the USA. The findings of this study highlight the importance of implementing changes aimed at narrowing the disparities in outcomes between race in patients with cancers.
Medical subject headings
- Healthcare Disparities
- Neoplasms
- Racial Groups
- Surgical Procedures, Operative