Change in stage of presentation of head and neck cancer in the United States before and after the affordable care act
Panth N, Barnes JM, Simpson MC, Boakye E, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Change in stage of presentation of head and neck cancer in the United States before and after the affordable care act. Cancer Epidemiology 2020, 67: 101763. PMID: 32593161, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2020.101763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance statusAffordable Care ActEarly-stage presentationHNC patientsInsurance statusNeck cancerCancer DatabaseEarly-stage diagnosisPatients' health insurance statusNational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage diseaseStage of presentationCare ActRetrospective data analysisOutcomes of interestLogistic regression modelsPrimary HNCPrognostic factorsInsurance typeHNC casesEarly diagnosisPost-ACAACA implementationPatientsSignificant association