Racial Comparisons in Timeliness of Colon Cancer Treatment in an Equal-Access Health System
Abstract
Non-Hispanic black (NHB) adults with cancer may have longer time-to-treatment than non-Hispanic whites (NHW) in the United States. Unequal access to medical care may partially account for this racial disparity. This study aimed to investigate whether there were racial differences in time-to-treatment and in treatment delays for patients diagnosed with colon cancer in the equal-access Military Health System (MHS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 04, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1093/jnci/djz135
Entities
People
- Craig D Shriver
- Kangmin Zhu
- Matthew W. Georg
- Yvonne L Eaglehouse
Organizations
- Department of Surgery
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences