The effect of health insurance status on the treatment and outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer.
AUTHORS
Parikh
AA ,
Robinson
J ,
Zaydfudim
VM ,
Penson
D ,
Whiteside
MA ,
. Journal of surgical oncology. 2014 9 ; 110(3). 227-32
- PMID: 24810008 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Uninsured and underinsured cancer patients often have delayed diagnosis and inferior outcomes. As healthcare reform proceeds in the US, this disparity may gain increasing importance. Our objective was to investigate the impact of health insurance status on the presentation, treatment, and survival among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
Uninsured and underinsured cancer patients often have delayed diagnosis and inferior outcomes. As healthcare reform proceeds in the US, this disparity may gain increasing importance. Our objective was to investigate the impact of health insurance status on the presentation, treatment, and survival among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
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