UTERINE CORPUS MALIGNANCIES IN APPALACHIA KENTUCKY: INCIDENCE, SURVIVAL AND RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES

• Main Author: Johnson, Marian Symmes
• Format: Others
• Published: UKnowledge 2018
• Subjects: Uterine Cancer; Appalachia; Kentucky; Epidemiology; Women's Health
• Online Access: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crd_etds/3; https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=crd_etds

Uterine cancer is the nation’s most common gynecologic malignancy but is understudied in the geographically and socioeconomically diverse state of Kentucky (KY). This study assessed the frequency, distribution, and survival of uterine corpus malignancies in KY, and specifically the differences between Appalachia (AP) and non-Appalachia (NAP). This study utilizes SEER and Kentucky Cancer Registries to study uterine corpus malignancy between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2014. The analysis looks at incidence between diagnoses in AP and NAP. Evaluation criteria includes: tumor histology (Type I, Type II, sarcoma, and mixed uterine malignancy), age, race, smoking status, stage at diagnosis, insurance status, and county of residence at diagnosis.