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Singer S, Engesser D, Wirp B, Lang K, Paserat A, Kobes J, Porsch U, Mittag M, Taylor K, Gianicolo E, Maier L. Effects of a statutory reform on waiting times for outpatient psychotherapy: A multicentre cohort study. Couns and Psychother Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/capr.12581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Susanne Singer
- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Mainz Germany
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- Community‐based Practice for Psychotherapy Braunschweig Germany
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- Community‐based Practice for Psychotherapy Munich Germany
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- Community‐based Practice for Psychotherapy Dresden Germany
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- Community‐based Practice for Psychotherapy Jena Germany
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- Mainz Psychoanalytic Institute (MPI) Mainz Germany
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- Community‐based Practice for Psychotherapy Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Mainz Germany
- Institute of Clinical Physiology National Research Council Lecce Italy
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Mainz Germany
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Almubarak AA, Albkiry YA, Alsalem AA, Elkrim Saad MA. The association of low socioeconomic status with advanced stage thyroid cancer. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2021; 16:482-490. [PMID: 34408604 PMCID: PMC8348293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives This study investigates the link between low socioeconomic status (SES) and advanced thyroid cancer at the time of detection. It also assesses the socioeconomic variables that may potentially affect the stage of thyroid cancer at presentation. Methods This retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients with thyroid cancer between January 2016 and April 2020. The data were collected using the patients' medical records from the hospital information system (BESTcare) and through interview-based surveys. To assess the factors predicting the stage of advanced thyroid cancer, socioeconomic status (SES) predictors like area of residency, educational level, income, and marital status were collected. Results A total of 220 patients with thyroid cancer were included in this study. Male patients (p = 0.025), older than 55 years (p < 0.001), living in rural areas (p = 0.002), with low educational level (p = 0.021) were found to be significantly associated with advanced-stage thyroid cancer at presentation. Multivariate analysis showed that gender (men) and age (above 55 years) were significant predictors of advanced stage thyroid cancer. However, no association between income and the stage of thyroid cancer has been found in this study. Conclusion This study has shown that even in a country like KSA with a strong government-funded healthcare system, health disparity among people battling thyroid cancer exists. Our study has found that SES factors have a significant impact on the stage of thyroid cancer at the time of presentation, whereas the economic status of the patients had no impact on the stage of thyroid cancer. Furthermore, patients in lower SES groups were diagnosed with more advanced stages at presentation.
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- Ali A Almubarak
- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, KSA
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, KSA
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BACKGROUND There is strong and well-documented evidence that socio-economic inequality in cancer survival exists within and between countries, but the underlying causes of these differences are not well understood. METHODS We systematically searched the Ovid Medline, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases up to 31 May 2020. Observational studies exploring pathways by which socio-economic position (SEP) might causally influence cancer survival were included. RESULTS We found 74 eligible articles published between 2005 and 2020. Cancer stage, other tumor characteristics, health-related lifestyle behaviors, co-morbidities and treatment were reported as key contributing factors, although the potential mediating effect of these factors varied across cancer sites. For common cancers such as breast and prostate cancer, stage of disease was generally cited as the primary explanatory factor, while co-morbid conditions and treatment were also reported to contribute to lower survival for more disadvantaged cases. In contrast, for colorectal cancer, most studies found that stage did not explain the observed differences in survival by SEP. For lung cancer, inequalities in survival appear to be partly explained by receipt of treatment and co-morbidities. CONCLUSIONS Most studies compared regression models with and without adjusting for potential mediators; this method has several limitations in the presence of multiple mediators that could result in biased estimates of mediating effects and invalid conclusions. It is therefore essential that future studies apply modern methods of causal mediation analysis to accurately estimate the contribution of potential explanatory factors for these inequalities, which may translate into effective interventions to improve survival for disadvantaged cancer patients.
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- Nina Afshar
- Cancer Epidemiology Division, 56367Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Cancer Health Services Research Unit, Centre for Health Policy, 50066School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, 56367Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 50066School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, 56367Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 50066School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Okabayashi S, Kawamura T, Noma H, Wakai K, Ando M, Tsushita K, Ohira H, Ukawa S, Tamakoshi A. Prediction of 11-year incidence of psychophysically dependent status or death among community-dwelling younger elderlies: from an age-specified community-based cohort study (the NISSIN project). Environ Health Prev Med 2021; 26:45. [PMID: 33838644 PMCID: PMC8035719 DOI: 10.1186/s12199-021-00968-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Predicting adverse health events and implementing preventative measures are a necessary challenge. It is important for healthcare planners and policymakers to allocate the limited resource to high-risk persons. Prediction is also important for older individuals, their family members, and clinicians to prepare mentally and financially. The aim of this study is to develop a prediction model for within 11-year dependent status requiring long-term nursing care or death in older adults for each sex. Methods We carried out age-specified cohort study of community dwellers in Nisshin City, Japan. The older adults aged 64 years who underwent medical check-up between 1996 and 2000 were included in the study. The primary outcome was the incidence of the psychophysically dependent status or death or by the end of the year of age 75 years. Univariable logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between candidate predictors and the outcome. Using the variables with p-values less than 0.1, multivariable logistic regression analyses were then performed with backward stepwise elimination to determine the final predictors for the model. Results Of the 1525 female participants at baseline, 105 had an incidence of the study outcome. The final prediction model consisted of 15 variables, and the c-statistics for predicting the outcome was 0.763 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.714–0.813). Of the 1548 male participants at baseline, 211 had incidence of the study outcome. The final prediction model consisted of 16 variables, and the c-statistics for predicting the outcome was 0.735 (95% CI 0.699–0.771). Conclusions We developed a prediction model for older adults to forecast 11-year incidence of dependent status requiring nursing care or death in each sex. The predictability was fair, but we could not evaluate the external validity of this model. It could be of some help for healthcare planners, policy makers, clinicians, older individuals, and their family members to weigh the priority of support. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12199-021-00968-8.
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- Satoe Okabayashi
- Kyoto University Health Service, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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- Kyoto University Health Service, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Data Science, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8562, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Hospital, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Kagawa Nutrition University, 3-9-21 Chiyoda, Sakado city, Saitama, 350-0288, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Research Unit of Advanced Interdisciplinary Care Science, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138, Sugimoto, Osaka, Sumiyoshi-ku, 558-8585, Japan.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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Unger JM, Moseley AB, Cheung CK, Osarogiagbon RU, Symington B, Ramsey SD, Hershman DL. Persistent Disparity: Socioeconomic Deprivation and Cancer Outcomes in Patients Treated in Clinical Trials. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:1339-1348. [PMID: 33729825 PMCID: PMC8078474 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.02602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Patients with cancer living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas have worse cancer outcomes. The association between socioeconomic deprivation and outcomes among patients with cancer participating in clinical trials has not been systematically examined.
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- Joseph M Unger
- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Seattle, WA.,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Seattle, WA.,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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Knopf A, Teutsch S, Bier H. Mono-institutional retrospective cohort analysis of the insurance status dependent access to ENT-professionals and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:45. [PMID: 33419421 PMCID: PMC7796581 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-06035-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To access the influence of insurance status on time of diagnosis, quality of treatment and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS This mono-institutional retrospective cohort analysis included all HNSCC patients (n = 1,054) treated between 2001 and 2011, and subdivided the cohort according to the insurance status. Differences between the groups were analyzed using the Chi square and the unpaired student's t-test. Survival rates were calculated by Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression for forward selection. RESULTS Nine hundred twenty-five patients showed general, 129 private insurance. The 2 groups were equal regarding age, gender, tumor localization, therapy, and N/M/G/R-status. The T-status differed significantly between the groups showing more advanced tumors in patients with general insurance (p = 0.002). While recurrence-free survival was comparable in both groups, overall survival was significantly better in private patients (p = 0.009). The time frame between first symptom and diagnosis was equal in both groups. CONCLUSIONS The time frame between subjective percipience of first symptom and final therapy did not differ between the groups. In our cohort, access to otorhinolaryngological specialists is favorable in both, patients with general and private insurance. Recurrence-free survival was comparable in both groups, indicating successful HNSCC treatment both groups. However, overall survival was significantly better in patients with private insurance suggesting other socioeconomic factors influencing survival.
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- Andreas Knopf
- Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Killianstr. 5, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. .,Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Germany.
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- Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Germany
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- Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Germany
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Zhou K, Shi H, Chen R, Cochuyt JJ, Hodge DO, Manochakian R, Zhao Y, Ailawadhi S, Lou Y. Association of Race, Socioeconomic Factors, and Treatment Characteristics With Overall Survival in Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2032276. [PMID: 33433596 PMCID: PMC7804918 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.32276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE It has been established that disparities in race and socioeconomic status are associated with outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer. However, it remains unknown whether this extends to stage I, II, or III small cell lung cancer (SCLC), or limited-stage SCLC (L-SCLC). OBJECTIVE To investigate the associations of race, socioeconomic factors, and treatment characteristics with survival among patients with L-SCLC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Demographic information for patients with L-SCLC diagnosed between 2004 and 2014 was obtained from the National Cancer Database. The follow-up end point is death or last follow-up (date of last contact). Patients were divided into 5 mutually exclusive cohorts by race. Data analysis was performed in October 2019. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate univariable and multivariable models. Multivariable analyses were conducted to assess the associations of race and socioeconomic factors with risk-adjusted outcomes. Overall survival between groups was depicted by Kaplan-Meier curves. RESULTS Of 72 409 patients analyzed (median [range] age, 67.0 [23.0-90.0] years), 40 289 (55.6%) were women. The distribution of disease stage was 10 619 patients (14.7%) with stage I disease, 7689 patients (10.6%) with stage II disease, and 54 101 patients (74.7%) with stage III disease. The median (range) duration of follow-up was 8.2 (2.4-15.8) months. Compared with White patients, the hazard of death decreased to 0.92 (95% CI, 0.89-0.95; P < .001) for African American patients and 0.83 (95% CI, 0.77-0.91; P < .001) for Asian patients. The difference in median survival among different racial groups was significant only among those with stage III SCLC. Other factors associated with better survival were female sex, high income, high education, private insurance, diagnostic confirmation by positive cytological analysis, increase in number of sampled regional lymph nodes, and earlier stage at diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This analysis highlights disparities in race and socioeconomic factors associated with outcomes of L-SCLC. Racial minorities, including African American and Asian patients, have better survival than White patients for L-SCLC after adjustment for sociodemographic factors.
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- Kexun Zhou
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Wu J, Lu L, Chen H, Lin Y, Zhang H, Chen E, Lin W, Li J, Chen X. Prognostic nomogram to predict the overall survival of patients with early-onset colorectal cancer: a population-based analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2021; 36:1981-1993. [PMID: 34322745 PMCID: PMC8346459 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-021-03992-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The present study aimed to identify independent clinicopathological and socio-economic prognostic factors associated with overall survival of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) patients and then establish and validate a prognostic nomogram for patients with EO-CRC. METHODS Eligible patients with EO-CRC diagnosed from 2010 to 2017 were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Patients were randomly divided into a training cohort and a testing cohort. Independent prognostic factors were obtained using univariate and multivariate Cox analyses and were used to establish a nomogram for predicting 3- and 5-year overall survival (OS). The discriminative ability and calibration of the nomogram were assessed using C-index values, AUC values, and calibration plots. RESULTS In total, 5585 patients with EO-CRC were involved in the study. Based on the univariate and multivariate analyses, 15 independent prognostic factors were assembled into the nomogram to predict 3- and 5-year OS. The nomogram showed favorable discriminatory ability as indicated by the C-index (0.840, 95% CI 0.827-0.850), and the 3- and 5-year AUC values (0.868 and 0.84869 respectively). Calibration plots indicated optimal agreement between the nomogram-predicted survival and the actual observed survival. The results remained reproducible in the testing cohort. The C-index of the nomogram was higher than that of the TNM staging system (0.840 vs 0.804, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION A novel prognostic nomogram for EO-CRC patients based on independent clinicopathological and socio-economic factors was developed, which was superior to the TNM staging system. The nomogram could facilitate postoperative individual prognosis prediction and clinical decision-making.
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- Junxian Wu
- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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Rosskamp M, Verbeeck J, Sass V, Gadeyne S, Verdoodt F, De Schutter H. Social Inequalities in Cancer Survival in Belgium: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020; 30:45-52. [PMID: 33082205 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important factor in cancer survival; however, results are heterogeneous and linked to characteristics of the study population and health care system. This population-based cohort study evaluates the association between individual-level socioeconomic and demographic factors and cancer survival for the first time in Belgium. METHODS From the Belgian Cancer Registry, we identified 109,591 patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2013 with one of eight common cancer types. Information on treatment, socioeconomic parameters, and vital status were retrieved from multiple data sources and linked using a unique personal identification number. The outcome was 5-year observed survival. Associations between survival and socioeconomic and demographic factors were assessed using multivariable Cox proportional-hazard regression models. RESULTS Lower income, unemployment, and living alone were all associated with worse cancer survival. These associations were most pronounced for certain lifestyle-related cancer types (e.g., head and neck cancers) and those with good to moderate prognosis (e.g., colorectal and female breast cancer). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that, despite a comprehensive and nationwide health insurance program in which equity in rights and access to health care are pursued, SES is associated with disparities in cancer survival in Belgium. IMPACT This population-based study with individual-level socioeconomic information of more than 100,000 patients with cancer identifies patient groups that may be at highest risk for socioeconomic disparities in cancer survival. Reasons behind the observed disparities are multiple and complex and should be further examined. Health policy interventions should consider the observed deprivation gap to plan targeted actions.
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- Department of Sociology, Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Sociology, Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Laudisio A, Giannotti C, Chiarella I, Spitaleri D, Ballestrero A, Odetti P, Incalzi RA, Nencioni A, Monacelli F. Social vulnerability is associated with increased mortality in older patients with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol 2020; 12:470-472. [PMID: 33012689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Alice Laudisio
- Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200 - 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200 - 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200 - 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200 - 00128 Rome, Italy
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Anwar N, Pervez S, Chundriger Q, Awan S, Moatter T, Ali TS. Oral cancer: Clinicopathological features and associated risk factors in a high risk population presenting to a major tertiary care center in Pakistan. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236359. [PMID: 32760151 PMCID: PMC7410283 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has the highest prevalence in head and neck cancers and is the first and second most common cancer in males and females of Pakistan respectively. Major risk factors include peculiar chewing habits like areca nut, betel quid, and tobacco. The majority of OSCC presents at an advanced stage with poor prognosis. On the face of such a high burden of this preventable cancer, there is a relative lack of recent robust data and its association with known risk factors from Pakistan. The aim of this study was to identify the socioeconomic factors and clinicopathological features that may contribute to the development of OSCC. A total of 186 patients diagnosed and treated at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi Pakistan were recruited. Clinicopathological and socioeconomic information was obtained on a structured questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was done for demographics and socioeconomic status (SES) while regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between SES and chewing habits, tumor site, and tumor stage. The majority of patients were males and the mean age of OSCC patients was 47.62±12.18 years. Most of the patients belonged to low SES (68.3%) and 77.4% were habitual of chewing. Gender (male) and SES were significantly associated with chewing habits (p<0.05). Odds of developing buccal mucosa tumors in chewers (of any type of substance) and gutka users were 2 and 4 times higher than non-chewers respectively. Middle age, chewing habits, and occupation were significantly associated with late stage presentation of OSCC (p<0.05). In conclusion, male patients belonging to low SES in their forties who had chewing habits for years constituted the bulk of OSCC. Buccal mucosa was the most common site in chewers and the majority presented with late stage tumors.
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- Namrah Anwar
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Jansen L, Behrens G, Finke I, Maier W, Gerken M, Pritzkuleit R, Holleczek B, Brenner H. Area-Based Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer Survival in Germany: Investigation Based on Population-Based Clinical Cancer Registration. Front Oncol 2020; 10:857. [PMID: 32670870 PMCID: PMC7326086 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer survival have been observed in many countries. To overcome these inequalities, the underlying reasons must be disclosed. Methods: Using data from three population-based clinical cancer registries in Germany, we investigated whether associations between area-based socioeconomic deprivation and survival after colorectal cancer depended on patient-, tumor- or treatment-related factors. Patients with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer in 2000–2015 were assigned to one of five deprivation groups according to the municipality of the place of residence using the German Index of Multiple Deprivation. Cox proportional hazards regression models with various levels of adjustment and stratifications were applied. Results: Among 38,130 patients, overall 5-year survival was 4.8% units lower in the most compared to the least deprived areas. Survival disparities were strongest in younger patients, in rectal cancer patients, in stage I cancer, in the latest period, and with longer follow-up. Disparities persisted after adjustment for stage, utilization of surgery and screening colonoscopy uptake rates. They were mostly still present when restricting to patients receiving treatment according to guidelines. Conclusion: We observed socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer survival in Germany. Further studies accounting for potential differences in non-cancer mortality and exploring treatment patterns in detail are needed.
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- Lina Jansen
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Medical Faculty Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Tumor Center-Institute for Quality Management and Health Services Research, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Budde MK, Kuhn W, Keyver-Paik MD, Bootz F, Kalff JC, Müller SC, Bieber T, Brossart P, Vatter H, Herrlinger U, Wirtz DC, Schild HH, Kristiansen G, Pietsch T, Aretz S, Geiser F, Radbruch L, Reich RH, Strassburg CP, Skowasch D, Essler M, Ernstmann N, Landsberg J, Funke B, Schmidt-Wolf IGH. A matched-pair analysis on survival and response rates between German and non-German cancer patients treated at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:1024. [PMID: 31666035 PMCID: PMC6822384 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Research shows disparities in cancer outcomes by ethnicity or socio-economic status. Therefore, it is the aim of our study to perform a matched-pair analysis which compares the outcome of German and non-German (in the following described as ‘foreign’) cancer patients being treated at the Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln Bonn at the University Hospital of Bonn between January 2010 and June 2016. Methods During this time, 6314 well-documented patients received a diagnosis of cancer. Out of these patients, 219 patients with foreign nationality could be matched to German patients based on diagnostic and demographic criteria and were included in the study. All of these 438 patients were well characterized concerning survival data (Overall survival, Progression-free survival and Time to progression) and response to treatment. Results No significant differences regarding the patients’ survival and response rates were seen when all German and foreign patients were compared. A subgroup analysis of German and foreign patients with head and neck cancer revealed a significantly longer progression-free survival for the German patients. Differences in response to treatment could not be found in this subgroup analysis. Conclusions In summary, no major differences in survival and response rates of German and foreign cancer patients were revealed in this study. Nevertheless, the differences in progression-free survival, which could be found in the subgroup analysis of patients with head and neck cancer, should lead to further research, especially evaluating the role of infectious diseases like human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) on carcinogenesis and disease progression.
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- Marie K Budde
- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
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Belot A, Remontet L, Rachet B, Dejardin O, Charvat H, Bara S, Guizard AV, Roche L, Launoy G, Bossard N. Describing the association between socioeconomic inequalities and cancer survival: methodological guidelines and illustration with population-based data. Clin Epidemiol 2018; 10:561-573. [PMID: 29844706 PMCID: PMC5961638 DOI: 10.2147/clep.s150848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Describing the relationship between socioeconomic inequalities and cancer survival is important but methodologically challenging. We propose guidelines for addressing these challenges and illustrate their implementation on French population-based data. METHODS We analyzed 17 cancers. Socioeconomic deprivation was measured by an ecological measure, the European Deprivation Index (EDI). The Excess Mortality Hazard (EMH), ie, the mortality hazard among cancer patients after accounting for other causes of death, was modeled using a flexible parametric model, allowing for nonlinear and/or time-dependent association between the EDI and the EMH. The model included a cluster-specific random effect to deal with the hierarchical structure of the data. RESULTS We reported the conventional age-standardized net survival (ASNS) and described the changes of the EMH over the time since diagnosis at different levels of deprivation. We illustrated nonlinear and/or time-dependent associations between the EDI and the EMH by plotting the excess hazard ratio according to EDI values at different times after diagnosis. The median excess hazard ratio quantified the general contextual effect. Lip-oral cavity-pharynx cancer in men showed the widest deprivation gap, with 5-year ASNS at 41% and 29% for deprivation quintiles 1 and 5, respectively, and we found a nonlinear association between the EDI and the EMH. The EDI accounted for a substantial part of the general contextual effect on the EMH. The association between the EDI and the EMH was time dependent in stomach and pancreas cancers in men and in cervix cancer. CONCLUSION The methodological guidelines proved efficient in describing the way socioeconomic inequalities influence cancer survival. Their use would allow comparisons between different health care systems.
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- Aurélien Belot
- Cancer Survival Group, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Non-Communicable Diseases and Trauma Direction, The French Public Health Agency, Saint-Maurice, France
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- UMR 5558, Biometry and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, Biostatistics Health Group, CNRS, University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Cancer Survival Group, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research U1086 ANTICIPE, Caen, France
- Calvados Digestive Cancer Registry, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Caen, France
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- Prevention Division, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Manche General Cancer Registry, Centre Hospitalier Public du Cotentin, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research U1086 ANTICIPE, Caen, France
- Calvados General Cancer Registry, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- UMR 5558, Biometry and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, Biostatistics Health Group, CNRS, University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research U1086 ANTICIPE, Caen, France
- Calvados Digestive Cancer Registry, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Caen, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- UMR 5558, Biometry and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, Biostatistics Health Group, CNRS, University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Tribius S, Meyer MS, Pflug C, Hanken H, Busch CJ, Krüll A, Petersen C, Bergelt C. Socioeconomic status and quality of life in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. Strahlenther Onkol 2018; 194:737-749. [PMID: 29736758 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-018-1305-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Socioeconomic aspects play an important role in health care. Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC) experience detrimental effects on their quality of life (QoL). This prospective study examines QoL differences between patients with different socioeconomic status (SES) after intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 161 patients were questioned at the end of IMRT and at 12 and 24 months follow-up using the questionnaires of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-30 and QLQ-HN35. Patients' QoL 2 years after IMRT was compared to a population reference sample and QoL of patients from lower, middle, and higher social class 2 years after IMRT was analyzed by ANCOVA using baseline QoL (end of radiation treatment) as a covariate. RESULTS Patients with high SES report worse QoL at the end of IMRT in the domains global health status (-15.2; p = 0.005), role function (-23.8; p = 0.002), and social function (-19.4; p = 0.023) compared to patients with middle and low SES. QoL improved during the first 12 and 24 months. However, 2 years after IMRT, middle and low SES patients report lower QoL in the domains global health status, physical function, and role function, and report a higher general (fatigue, pain, dyspnea) and head and neck cancer-specific symptom burden (pain, swallowing, senses, speech, social eating, opening mouth, and felt ill) than patients with high SES. CONCLUSION After IMRT for LAHNC, patients with high SES report worse QoL compared to patients with middle or low SES. There is a marked improvement within the first 24 months in many domains. However, the magnitude of improvement in patients with middle or low SES is significantly smaller compared to patients with high SES.
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- S Tribius
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Lohmühlenstraße 5, 20099, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Voice, Speech and Hearing Disorders, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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