Influence of race and sociodemographic factors on declining resection for gastric cancer: A national study.
Am J Surg
; 221(1): 155-161, 2021 01.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine whether racial or other demographic characteristics were associated with declining surgery for early stage gastric cancer. METHODS: Patients with clinical stage I-II gastric adenocarcinoma were identified from the NCDB. Multivariable logistic models identified predictors for declining resection. Patients were stratified based on propensity scores, which were modeled on the probability of declining. Overall survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: Of 11,326 patients, 3.68% (n = 417) declined resection. Patients were more likely to refuse if they were black (p < 0.001), had Medicaid or no insurance (p < 0.001), had shorter travel distance to the hospital (p < 0.001) or were treated at a non-academic center (p = 0.001). After stratification, patients who declined surgery had worse overall survival (all strata, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Racial and sociodemographic disparities exist in the treatment of potentially curable gastric cancer, with patients who decline recommended surgery suffering worse overall survival.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Adenocarcinoma
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Asiático
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Recusa do Paciente ao Tratamento
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População Branca
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article