Gender and Racial Disparities in Survival After Surgery Among Papillary and Patients With Follicular Thyroid Cancer: A 45-Year Experience.
Herbert ChenSebastian K ChungRongbing XieBrenessa M LindemanCourtney J BalentineJames K KirklinHerbert ChenPublished in: Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes (2019)
Our diverse cohort demonstrates significant gender and racial disparities in survival after thyroid cancer surgery. To improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities among nonwhite males, interventions and long-term care management should target potentially modifiable causes of worse outcomes in this group.
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