Comparison of Survival among Colon Cancer Patients in the U.S. Military Health System and Patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
Abstract
Access to health care is associated with cancer survival. The U.S. military health system (MHS) provides universal health care to beneficiaries, reducing barriers to medical care access. However, it is unknown whether the universal care has translated into improved survival among patients with colon cancer. We compared survival of patients with colon cancer in the MHS to that in the U.S. general population and assessed whether stage at diagnosis differed between the two populations and thus could contribute to survival difference.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 23, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1267
Entities
People
- Craig D Shriver
- Jie Lin
- Kangmin Zhu
- Katherine A. Mcglynn
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- National Cancer Institute
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences