Comparison of anal cancer outcomes in public and private hospital patients treated at a single radiation oncology center
Bitterman DS, Grew D, Gu P, Cohen RF, Sanfilippo NJ, Leichman CG, Leichman LP, Moore HG, Gold HT, Du KL. Comparison of anal cancer outcomes in public and private hospital patients treated at a single radiation oncology center. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2015, 6: 524-33. PMID: 26487947, PMCID: PMC4570920, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalColostomy-free survivalOverall survivalPublic hospital patientsPrivate hospital patientsHospital patientsRadiotherapy durationFree survivalRadiotherapy delayRadiation therapyHigher clinical T stageThree-year overall survivalPoor disease-free survivalPrivate hospitalsAdvanced anal cancerAnal cancer outcomesSame cancer centerUnplanned treatment breaksClinical T stageAnal cancer patientsKaplan-Meier methodLow socioeconomic status populationClinical stage groupsLog-rank testProportional hazards model