Abstract
Nearly 1 in 20 patients receiving cancer-directed surgery for the most common or deadly cancers die within 1 month of the procedure, with unmarried, uninsured, non-white, male, older, less educated, and poorer patients at a higher risk for 1-month mortality. Reduction of 1-month surgical mortality and sociodemographic disparities thereof may improve survival among patients with cancer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-406 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Annals of Oncology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Health policy
- Mortality rate
- Outcomes research
- SEER program
- Socioeconomic disparities
- Surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology