Are social inequalities in acute myeloid leukemia survival explained by differences in treatment utilization? Results from a French longitudinal observational study among older patients

Are social inequalities in acute myeloid leukemia survival explained by differences in treatment utilization? Results from a French longitudinal observational study among older patients

Abstract Background Evidences support social inequalities in cancer survival. Studies on hematological malignancies, and more specifically Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), are sparser. Our study assessed: 1/ the influence of patients’ socioeconomic position on survival, 2/ the role of treatment in this...

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Main Authors: Eloïse Berger, Cyrille Delpierre, Fabien Despas, Sarah Bertoli, Emilie Bérard, Oriane Bombarde, Pierre Bories, Audrey Sarry, Guy Laurent, Christian Récher, Sébastien Lamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Acute myeloid leukemia
Observational study
French European deprivation index
Cancer management and survival
Elderly patients
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6093-3

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