Insurance Status is Associated With Recurrence in Cutaneous Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Mitchell T VictorWynne ZhengSoo J ParkShang I Brian JiangTheresa W GuoPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
Socioeconomic factors that influence access to care, such as insurance status, are associated with cHNSCC disease stage and disease recurrence. These factors may impose barriers that delay diagnosis and treatment. This may result in worse disease-related outcomes and greater treatment-associated morbidity for certain patients.