Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors in cholangiocarcinoma: What is driving disparities in receipt of treatment?
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SUBMITTER: Lee RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6752195 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
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Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors in cholangiocarcinoma: What is driving disparities in receipt of treatment?
Lee Rachel M RM Liu Yuan Y Gamboa Adriana C AC Zaidi Mohammad Y MY Kooby David A DA Shah Mihir M MM Cardona Kenneth K Russell Maria C MC Maithel Shishir K SK
Journal of surgical oncology 20190713 4
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic factors are associated with worse cancer outcomes. Our aim was to determine the association of these factors with receipt of surgery and multimodality therapy for cholangiocarcinoma.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with cholangiocarcincoma in the National Cancer Database were identified. Racial/ethnic groups were defined as non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Asian, and Hispanic. Socioeconomic factors were insurance status, income, a ...[more]
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