2021
Evaluation of the association of health care system access with kidney cancer surgical outcomes for hispanic and non-hispanic white patients
Javier-DesLoges JF, Meagher MF, Walia A, Nguyen MV, Perry JM, Narasimhan RS, Hakimi K, Soliman S, Yuan J, Chakoumakos MA, Ghali F, Patel DN, Wan F, Murphy JD, Derweesh IH. Evaluation of the association of health care system access with kidney cancer surgical outcomes for hispanic and non-hispanic white patients. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 39: 837.e1-837.e7. PMID: 34580026, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white patientsCancer-specific survivalRenal cell carcinomaMedically Underserved AreasCause mortalityWhite patientsHealth care system accessSpecific survivalNon-Hispanic whitesLocalized Renal Cell CarcinomaTertiary referral centerCause mortality riskKaplan-Meier analysisLog-rank testCancer surgical outcomesOverall survivalReferral centerSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHispanic patientsMeier analysisCox regressionSurgical outcomesCell carcinomaRisk factors
2019
Persistent disparities in breast cancer surgical outcomes among hispanic and African American patients
Mets EJ, Chouairi FK, Gabrick KS, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Persistent disparities in breast cancer surgical outcomes among hispanic and African American patients. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 45: 584-590. PMID: 30683449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, UniversityHumansHypertensionMammaplastyMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyObesityPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSmokingTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American patientsAmerican patientsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplication ratePost-surgical complication rateHigher overall complication rateHigh rateHigher comorbidity burdenOverall complication ratePrior abdominal surgeryASA class IIIMastectomy flap necrosisRecords of patientsNipple-sparing mastectomyUniversity-affiliated hospitalCancer surgical outcomesHistory of radiationBreast cancer profilesComorbidity burdenReconstructive complicationsPrior radiationOncologic characteristicsPatient demographicsAbdominal surgeryBreast mastectomy
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