Racial and ethnic disparities in gallbladder cancer: A two-decade analysis of incidence and mortality rates in the US.
Yazan AbboudLawanya SinghMadison FraserChun-Wei PanIbrahim AbboudIslam H MohamedDavid KimSaqr AlsakarnehFouad JaberBenjamin RichterAhmed Al-KhazrajiKaveh HajifathalianSima Vossough-TeehanPublished in: Cancer medicine (2024)
Nationwide data over the last two decades show that NHB patients experienced increasing GBC incidence between 2001 and 2014 followed by stabilization of the rates. This increase was driven by late-stage tumors and occurred in the first decade. NHB also experienced non-improving GBC mortality, compared to other race and ethnic groups who had decreasing mortality. This can be due to lack of timely-access to healthcare leading to delayed diagnosis and worse outcomes. Future studies are warranted to investigate contributions to the revealed racial and ethnic disparities, especially in NHB, to improve early detection.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- african american
- electronic health record
- squamous cell carcinoma
- papillary thyroid
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- machine learning
- lymph node metastasis
- patient reported
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- health information