Racial Disparities in the Ascertainment of Cancer Recurrence in Electronic Health Records.

Sara Khor Patrick J Heagerty Anirban Basu Eric C HauptLindsay Joe L LyonsErin E Hahn Aasthaa Bansal

Published in: JCO clinical cancer informatics (2023)

Using a proxy with worse accuracy among racial/ethnic minority patients to estimate population health may misdirect resources and support erroneous conclusions around treatment benefit for these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
electronic health record
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
young adults