The impact of gender, race, socioeconomic status, and treatment on outcomes in esophageal cancer: A population-based analysis

The impact of gender, race, socioeconomic status, and treatment on outcomes in esophageal cancer: A population-based analysis

Background: African Americans and Hispanics are reported to have higher mortality from esophageal cancer (EC) than Caucasians. In this study, we analyzed the independent effects of race, gender, treatment, and socioeconomic status (SES) on overall survival (OS). Methods: Data for all EC cases betwee...

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Main Authors: Phu N Tran, Thomas H Taylor, Samuel J Klempner, Jason A Zell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Carcinogenesis
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
ethnicity
outcomes
race
survival disparity
Online Access:http://www.carcinogenesis.com/article.asp?issn=1477-3163;year=2017;volume=16;issue=1;spage=3;epage=3;aulast=Tran

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