Disparities in Characteristics, Access to Care, and Oncologic Outcomes in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital.
Benjamin D FangmanSuleyman Yasin GoksuNivan ChowattukunnelMuhammad Shaalan BegNina N SanfordAravind R SanjeevaiahJohn V CoxMichael R FolkertTodd A AguileraJoselin MathewsJavier Salgado PogacnikGaurav KhatriCraig OlsonPatricio M PolancoUdit VermaDavid HsiehchenAmy JonesRadhika KainthlaSyed M KazmiPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2021)
Non-Hispanic White race or ethnicity was found to be independently associated with worse OS in a safety-net population of patients with young-onset colorectal cancer. Other independent predictors of worse OS include higher stage, lack of insurance, and mismatch repair proficiency.