Race does not impact colorectal cancer treatment or outcomes with equal access

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-490

  Hassan, Monique O ^a   Arthurs, Zachary ^a   Sohn, Vance Y ^a   Steele, Scott R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Colorectal cancer; Disparity; Ethnicity; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62649121519     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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