ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024
Disparities in time to treatment initiation for rectal cancer patients: an analysis of demographic and socioeconomic factors.
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- Treatment Delays and Survival Divides: Race, Sex, and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Disparities.Cancer research communications · 2026Article
- Multimodal Preoperative Management of Rectal Cancer: A Review of the Existing Guidelines.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Prevalence of surgery in Indigenous people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Geographic and Demographic Disparities in Receipt of Treatment for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
Background: This study investigated demographic and socioeconomic factors contributing to disparities in the time to treatment for rectal cancer. Subgroup analysis based on age < 50 and ≥ 50 was performed to identify differences in time to treatment among young adults (age < 50) compared to older adults with rectal cancer. Methods: An analysis was performed using data from the National Cancer Database, spanning from 2004 to 2019. The study encompassed 281,849 patients diagnosed with rectal cancer. We compared time intervals from diagnosis to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, considering age, sex, race, and socioeconomic variables. Analyses were performed for the entire cohort and for two subgroups based on age (< 50 and ≥ 50). Results: Overall, Hispanic patients experienced longer times to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy compared to non-Hispanic patients (surgery: 94.2 Conclusion: Significant differences in the time to treatment for rectal cancer have been identified. Hispanic patients, individuals lacking private insurance, Black patients, and patients receiving care at academic facilities had the longest times to treatment. However, these differences were largely unaffected by the age (< 50 and ≥ 50) subgroup analysis. Further investigation into the causes of these disparities is warranted to develop effective strategies for reducing treatment gaps and enhancing overall care for rectal cancer patients.
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