Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Appropriate Thyroid Cancer Treatment, Before and After the Release of the 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines.

Sara P GinzbergJacqueline M Soegaard BallesterChristopher J WirtallaKnashawn H MoralesDaniel A PrymaSusan J MandelRachel R KelzHeather Wachtel

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)

Between 2010 and 2015, patients from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds were less likely than White patients to receive appropriate surgical and RAI therapy for thyroid cancer. After the 2015 guidelines, racial/ethnic disparities in treatment improved.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
replacement therapy